Toronto City Council
The full agenda, as filed
All 73 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
BL13.1adopted
Introduction of General Bills and Confirming Bills
City Council will introduce General Bills and Confirming Bills.
City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, passed By-laws 1222-2023 to 1332-2023.
CC13.1adopted
Office of the Integrity Commissioner - 2022 Annual Report
The Integrity Commissioner reports annually to City Council on the work of the Office. This Report for Action transmits to City Council the Commissioner's 2022 Annual Report.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council receive the 2022 Annual Report of the Office of the Integrity Commissioner for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Integrity Commissioner recommends that: 1. City Council receive the 2022 Annual Report of the Office of the Integrity Commissioner for information.
IA13.1received
Councillor Stephen Holyday, Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre, has submitted the following Administrative Inquiry: I am submitting this Administrative Inquiry under Municipal Code S27-7.11 for the December 13, 2023 meeting of City Council. I am requesting answers to the following questions: - What is the most recent assessment by staff of the total cost of renaming Dundas Street? Specifically, (a) what are the total costs that staff estimate will have to be paid by the city, the province, businesses and residents, if the city proceeds with changing the name of the street; and (b) what is the total cost, to date, for past spending on the renaming project, including but not limited to payments for consultants, community consultations, Community Advisory Committee meetings, honoraria, speakers, etc.? - How have staff incorporated information published in three peer-reviewed articles about Henry Dundas in the last two years into the information provided to the Mayor and Councillors? Specifically, what steps have staff taken to inform the Mayor and Councillors about the analysis of Professor Angela McCarthy in three articles published in the peer-reviewed journal Scottish Affairs in 2022 and 2023, regarding (a) the accuracy of accusations against Henry Dundas, (b) the responses of Edinburgh and Toronto to these accusations, and (c) newly unearthed archival evidence that shows that Henry Dundas was genuinely seeking to end the slave trade. If they do not intend to inform the Mayor and Councillors about this scholarship, what is the rationale?
City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, received Administrative Inquiry IA13.1 from Councillor Stephen Holyday, Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre, regarding Renaming Dundas Street and Answer from the City Manager IA13.1a, for information.
MM13.1adopted
The Toronto Transit Commission bus route "88 South Leaside" operates in part west on Moore Avenue, south on Welland Avenue, and west on St. Clair Avenue East. The Toronto Transit Commission advises that their bus operators are experiencing difficulty making a westbound left-turn from Moore Avenue onto Welland Avenue because private vehicles are frequently parked on the west side of Welland Avenue, in close proximity to Moore Avenue. This prevents buses from making this turn safely. Transportation Services, in consultation with the The Toronto Transit Commission, are recommending that stopping be prohibited at all times on the west side of Welland Avenue, between Moore Avenue and a point 43 metres further south. This will provide The Toronto Transit Commission bus operators with space to safely perform left turns, maintain unobstructed two-way traffic flow, and reduce the risk of collisions. This will improve traffic operations and safety for all road users. The area currently contains approximately 5 on-street parking spaces.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on the west side of Welland Avenue, between Inglewood Drive and Moore Avenue. 2. City Council prohibit parking from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on the west side of Welland Avenue, between Inglewood Drive and a point 43 metres south of Moore Avenue. 3. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the west side of Welland Avenue, between Moore Avenue and a point 43 metres further south.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Stephen Holyday, recommends that: 1. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on the west side of Welland Avenue, between Inglewood Drive and Moore Avenue. 2. City Council prohibit parking from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on the west side of Welland Avenue, between Inglewood Drive and a point 43 metres south of Moore Avenue. 3. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the west side of Welland Avenue, between Moore Avenue and a point 43 metres further south.
RM13.1adopted
- O Canada - Moment of Silence
CALL TO ORDER: 9:39 a.m. Speaker Nunziata took the Chair and called the Members to order. The meeting opened with O Canada. December 13, 2023 Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered: Michael Gregory Arthurs Frank Bernardo Robin Breon Barbara Caplan George A. Cohon Norma McKenzie Charles Officer Bernie Pitters Yannis and Mimi Collias, and the Canadian victims of the Hamas terrorist attack against Israel. Speaker Nunziata addressed Council as follows: I would like to take a moment on behalf of Council to acknowledge the Indigenous Peoples of all the lands that we are on today. We do this to reaffirm our commitment and responsibility in improving relationships between nations and to deepening our own understanding of Indigenous peoples and their cultures. It is a moment to reflect on the importance of this land, which we each call home We acknowledge that City Council was meeting on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit. Speaker Nunziata advised Council of the following: For the benefit of those who are connected to the internet, the City Clerk has posted all of the agenda materials for today's meeting at toronto.ca slash council. Speaker Nunziata addressed Council as follows: Members, since the last meeting some of you have raised concerns with me about the use of Points of Privilege to make announcements in this Chamber. As a result, I have circulated a summary of the rules on Points of Order and Points of Privilege. It contains helpful do's and don'ts for you to consider when seeking the floor. I hope you have had a chance to review them, as I will be using this same guidance to chair the meeting, and I will only give you the floor if you are observing these rules.
CC13.2amended
Ontario-Toronto New Deal Agreement
The purpose of this report is to seek City Council's approval to execute the components of a New Deal with the Government of Ontario as described in the New Deal Term Sheet. On September 18, 2023, Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow announced a Working Group of senior public servants from the Government of Ontario and the City of Toronto with an objective of making recommendations to achieve long-term stability and sustainability of the City's finances. The Working Group provided recommended terms for an agreement, the " Ontario-Toronto New Deal Working Group - Term Sheet " on November 26, 2023. The term sheet includes a package of provincial supports to assist the City with its long-term financial plan as well as commitments required of the City. The term sheet also outlines expected supports from the federal government. This report summarizes the New Deal term sheet and requests Council authority to advance next steps in the implementation of the Toronto-Ontario New Deal. City staff will continue to seek authorities from City Council as required in specific areas identified in the term sheet. The City Manager will report back on implementation progress on the New Deal by the end of 2024.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council approve in principle the terms of the Ontario-Toronto New Deal Working Group Term Sheet document contained in Attachment 1 to the report (December 6, 2023) from the City Manager, and City Council authorize the City Manager, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and other staff as required, to continue discussions with the Government of Ontario and to take the necessary actions, including acceptance of provincial funding in the amounts set out in the term sheet, together with the execution of any necessary agreements to do so, and to report back to Council to seek any authority as may be necessary to implement the Core Commitments. 2. City Council direct the Toronto Transit Commission Board to implement the City's commitments in the New Deal Term Sheet as it relates to the Toronto Transit Commission. 3. City Council request the Federal Government to be a full partner in the New Deal and direct the City Manager to transmit the Ontario-Toronto New Deal Working Group Term Sheet document contained in Attachment 1 to the report (December 6, 2023) from the City Manager to the Federal Government, underscoring the requirement for federal shelter funding for refugees and asylum seekers to unlock Provincial shelter funding of $200 million annually and federal matching dollars of $758 million to unlock Provincial funding for new subway trains on Line 2. 4. City Council request the City Manager to ensure that any Long Term Financial Plan efficiency measures recommended by staff for implementation, be brought forward for Council's consideration prior to implementation, as appropriate. 5. City Council direct City staff and the Toronto Transit Commission, to engage in negotiations with respect to future transit commitments, including operations and maintenance funding, the subway agreement in principle, and continued use of the provincial fare card system, at the appropriate time, with a view to achieving terms that are acceptable and in the best interests of the City of Toronto. 6. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (December 7, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (December 7, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (December 7, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Manager recommends that: 1. City Council approve in principle the terms of the Ontario-Toronto New Deal Working Group Term Sheet document contained in Attachment 1, and authorize the City Manager, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and other staff as required, to continue discussions with the Government of Ontario and to take the necessary actions, including acceptance of provincial funding in the amounts set out in the term sheet, together with the execution of any necessary agreements to do so, and to report back to Council to seek any authority as may be necessary to implement the Core Commitments. 2. City Council direct the Toronto Transit Commission Board to implement the City's commitments in the New Deal Term Sheet as it relates to the Toronto Transit Commission.
IA13.2received
Councillor Stephen Holyday, Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre, has submitted the following Administrative Inquiry: I am submitting this Administrative Inquiry under Municipal Code S27-7.11 for the December 13, 2023 meeting of City Council. On February 13, 2023, the Chief Planner issued a report titled "Development Pipeline 2022" considered under item 2023.PH2.7 . In this report, staff provided information about development activity over the prior five and a half years. Among the information was that between January 1, 2017 and June 30, 2022 there were: - 717,327 total residential units proposed - 103,638 residential units built - 203,793 residential units approved but not built - 185,655 residential units approved but not built, accounting for demolitions - 409,896 residential units still under review - 373,415 net new residential units still under review I am requesting answers to the following questions: - How do each of these numbers reconcile to one another? - What are the updated figures, as of current, for units proposed, built, approved but not built, and still under review, and the net figures, as outlined above? - How many people do each of these updated figures is forecasted to accommodate? - How do each of these updated figures compare to the 2051 Provincial growth targets, and to what time period do the growth targets apply and may be compared to the updated figures? - How do each of these updated figures compare or apply to the City's "Municipal Housing Pledge" to take the necessary steps to facilitate the construction of 285,000 new homes in our community by 2031, and to what time period does the pledge apply and may be compared to the updated figures?
City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, received Administrative Inquiry IA13.2 from Councillor Stephen Holyday, Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre, regarding Housing Numbers and Answer from the City Manager IA13.2a, for information.
MM13.2adopted
The applicant applied to the Committee of Adjustment requesting variances from City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 (Application Number A0161/23SC), including seeking to legalize 7 secondary suites in the basement of single-detached dwelling. On October 18, 2023, the Scarborough District Panel of the Committee of Adjustment refused to grant the requested minor variances (Decision in Attachment 1). The applicant has appealed the refusal to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. In its report to Committee of Adjustment dated October 6, 2023, Scarborough District Community Planning staff determined that the proposal does not maintain the general intent and purpose of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law and is not in keeping with the existing physical character of the neighbourhood and recommended that the minor variance application be refused (Staff Report in Attachment 2). The Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing is set for February 28, 2024. The motion is before City Council as Applicant Disclosure and Notice of Intention to be a Party are due prior to the January 19, 2024 meeting of Scarborough Community Council, on December 20, 2023 and January 2, 2024 respectively (Notice of Hearing in Attachment 3). This Motion will authorize and direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing, along with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the Appeal. This Motion will also authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City, at the City Solicitor's discretion and in consultation with local Councillor and Scarborough District Community Planning.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing with appropriate City staff in order to oppose the Appeal and to uphold the Committee of Adjustment's refusal of Application A0161/23SC, respecting 8 Adams Drive. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the Appeal for 8 Adams Drive (Application A0161/23SC), and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion, after consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body hearing with appropriate City staff in order to oppose the Appeal and to uphold the Committee of Adjustment's refusal of Application A0161/23SC, respecting 8 Adams Drive. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the Appeal for 8 Adams Drive (Application A0161/23SC) and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion, after consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.
RM13.2adopted
City Council will confirm the Minutes from the regular meeting held on November 8 and 9, 2023.
City Council confirmed the Minutes of Council from the regular meeting held on November 8 and 9, 2023.
CC13.3adopted
Appointment of Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services
The purpose of this report is to recommend to City Council the appointment of a Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint David Jollimore as Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services for the City of Toronto, with such appointment to be effective December 18, 2023, subject to written acceptance by the candidate of the terms and conditions of a contract of employment offered by the City, and City Council rescind the rotating Interim Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services appointments effective the same date. 2. City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate terms and conditions of employment with the candidate. 3. City Council authorize the public release of the name and curriculum vitae summary of David Jollimore in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 6, 2023) from the City Manager upon City Council's approval of the appointment. The following curriculum vitae summary for David Jollimore is now public: Curriculum Vitae Summary EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2014 - Present City of Toronto General Manager, Fleet Services (2022 - Present) Director, City-wide Real Estate Program (2016 - 2022) Director, Business Performance Management (2014 - 2016) 2014 Array Marketing, Toronto, Canada Executive Director, Technical Development Services 2008 - 2013 Blackberry (Research in Motion), Canada and Singapore Senior Director - Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Manufacturing Operations 1991 - 2008 Celestica, Canada, Mexico and USA Various roles up to Director EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Technical University of Nova Scotia (TUNS, now Dalhousie University) Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering - Graduated with high honours
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Manager recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the candidate identified in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the position of Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services for the City of Toronto, with such appointment to be effective December 18, 2023, subject to written acceptance by the candidate of the terms and conditions of a contract of employment offered by the City, and rescind the rotating Interim Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services appointments effective the same date. 2. City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate terms and conditions of employment with the candidate. 3. City Council authorize the public release of the name and curriculum vitae summary of the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services contained in Confidential Attachment 1 upon City Council's approval of the appointment.
MM13.3adopted
The proposed alignment of the elevated guideway for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension will be constructed along the north side of Eglinton Avenue West, extending between the tunnel portals east of Jane Street near Pearen Park and extending to portals to the west of Scarlett Road. The elevated guideway on the east side of Jane Street will be set back 10.6 metres from the face of the curb along Eglinton Ave. West, and will be located along the southern edge of the parklands of Fergy Brown Park and Pearen Park. Additionally, the elevated guideway on the west side of Jane Street will be set back 7.6 metres from the face of the curb along Eglinton Avenue West within the existing road allowance. This motion requests City staff, investigate opportunities to reduce setbacks between Eglinton Avenue West and the elevated guideway, along the proposed alignment, in order to bring the elevated guideway closer to the roadway and reduce impacts on the parklands.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Executive Director, Transit Expansion to investigate opportunities to reduce the setbacks between Eglinton Avenue West and the Eglinton Crosstown West elevated guideway, resulting in shifting the guideway to the south, and reducing the impact to Fergy Brown Park and Pearen Park and the existing road allowance along Eglinton Avenue West, and report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee meeting on February 27, 2024.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Executive Director Transit Expansion to investigate opportunities to reduce the setbacks between Eglinton Avenue West and the Eglinton Crosstown West elevated guideway, resulting in shifting the guideway to the south, and reducing the impact to Fergy Brown Park and Pearen Park and the existing road allowance along Eglinton Avenue West, and report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee meeting on February 27, 2024.
RM13.3adopted
Introduction of Committee Reports and New Business from City Officials
Report of the Executive Committee from Meeting 10 on December 5, 2023 Submitted by Mayor Olivia Chow Report of the Audit Committee from Meeting 3 on December 1, 2023 Submitted by Councillor Stephen Holyday, Chair Report of the Civic Appointments Committee from Meeting 9 on November 13, 2023 Submitted by Councillor Lily Cheng, Chair Report of the Civic Appointments Committee from Meeting 10 on December 4, 2023 Submitted by Councillor Lily Cheng, Chair Report of the Economic and Community Development Committee from Meeting 8 on November 28, 2023 Submitted by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, Chair Report of the General Government Committee from Meeting 8 on December 6, 2023 Submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair Report of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee from Meeting 9 on November 29, 2023 Submitted by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, Chair Report of the Planning and Housing Committee from Meeting 8 on November 30, 2023 Submitted by Councillor Gord Perks, Chair Report of the Striking Committee from Meeting 4 on December 6, 2023 Submitted by Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, Chair Report of the Etobicoke York Community Council from Meeting 9 on November 13, 2023 Submitted by Councillor Stephen Holyday, Chair Report of the North York Community Council from Meeting 9 on November 14, 2023 Submitted by Councillor James Pasternak, Chair Report of the Scarborough Community Council from Meeting 9 on November 16, 2023 Submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair Report of the Toronto and East York Community Council from Meeting 9 on November 15 2023 Submitted by Councillor Chris Moise, Chair New Business submitted by City Officials.
Committee Reports and New Business were presented to City Council for consideration.
CC13.4adopted
Appointment of Public Members to the Administrative Penalty Tribunal
At its meeting on November 28 and December 1, 2023, the Nominating Panel - Administrative Penalty Tribunal considered Item NM3.1 and made recommendations to City Council. Summary from the report (November 21, 2023) from the City Clerk: The Nominating Panel - Administrative Penalty Tribunal will conduct interviews and recommend thirteen candidates to City Council for appointment to the Administrative Penalty Tribunal.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Administrative Penalty Tribunal, for a term of office ending on December 15, 2027, and until successors are appointed: Ashifa Alibhai Jennifer Ansell Daniel Boyer Natasha Bronfman Emily Cole Joanne Foot Suzanne Graves Jenny Gumbs Mumtaz Jiwan Norine Nathanson Jeffrey Shapiro Harold Tan Helen Walsh 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the Letter (November 28, 2023) from the Nominating Panel - Administrative Penalty Tribunal remain confidential in its entirety as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Administrative Penalty Tribunal. Confidential Attachment 1 to the Letter (November 28, 2023) from the Nominating Panel - Administrative Penalty Tribunal remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Administrative Penalty Tribunal.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Clerk transmits the Decision Letter from the Nominating Panel - Administrative Penalty Tribunal. The Nominating Panel - Administrative Penalty Tribunal recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Administrative Penalty Tribunal, for a term of office ending on December 15, 2027, and until successors are appointed: Ashifa Alibhai Jennifer Ansell Daniel Boyer Natasha Bronfman Emily Cole Joanne Foot Suzanne Graves Jenny Gumbs Mumtaz Jiwan Norine Nathanson Jeffrey Shapiro Harold Tan Helen Walsh The City Clerk further recommends that: 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the Decision Letter (November 28, 2023) from the Nominating Panel - Administrative Penalty Tribunal remains confidential in its entirety as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Administrative Penalty Tribunal. Candidates' Biographies: Ashifa Alibhai is a dedicated professional with a strong passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Her expertise lies in mediation and dispute resolution where she excels in communication, multi-tasking, and maintaining excellence under pressure. Currently, as a Mediator with the Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program, Ashifa facilitates negotiations, upholds confidentiality, and ensures compliance with mediated agreements. Additionally, Ashifa is the founder and operator of AHANSA Mediation Services Jennifer R. Ansell holds a Master of Laws, and is an experienced college and university professor, adjudicator, fact-finder, early resolution and dispute resolution professional. Ms. Ansell teaches various legal courses at Humber College and Negotiation for Business at the University of Guelph-Humber. She has been a Hearing Member with the Administrative Penalty Tribunal, City of Toronto, since2021. Ms. Ansell continues to enjoy assisting some of Canada's largest law firms mediate and settle their matters. Daniel Boyer (he/him) is a queer mediator, arbitrator, and consultant in dispute resolution. Through his company The Capacity Workshop, Dan trains and consults nonprofits and public service organizations on conflict management, board governance, strategic and resiliency planning, and culture creation and shift management. Dan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Global Conflict Studies, and trained in mediation and arbitration at York University. Natasha Bronfman is an experienced adjudicator with the Administrative Penalty Tribunal and the Consent and Capacity Board and holds a Certificate in Mental Health Law from Osgoode Hall Law School. She has just completed her 9-year term as Director for the Canadian Mental Health Association, Toronto Branch. She is currently a member of the Downtown Toronto and Anti-Racism Human Service and Justice Coordinating Committees, and is a past Fellow of the Canadian Gemmological Association. Emily Cole is an experienced adjudicator and a certified mediator. She is a veteran investigations and trial lawyer with nearly 30 years of experience. Emily resides in Toronto-Danforth. When she is not working for the Tribunal she can often be found in the City of Toronto's parks, ravines and beaches with her dog. Joanne Foot has lived in Toronto form most of her life and is proud of her city. She was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1983, following which she clerked for the Justices of the Court of Appeal of Ontario. Joanne spent most of her professional career in private practice, specializing in corporate law, including as a partner in two major law firms. Joanne enjoys teaching continuing education programs and uses her legal experience as an adjudicator on various tribunals. Suzanne Graves holds a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, a Master of Public Administration from Queen's University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of York, United Kingdom. She is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and practiced law at the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General for over 20 years. Jenny Gumbs is a graduate of Ryerson University. She has combined an active and successful career with a deep commitment to family and volunteerism. A former diplomat accredited to Canada, she is a certified adjudicator and experienced in adjudication. She proudly serves the community, while fulfilling varied and challenging mandates. She is actively involved in many community organizations, including Tarragon Theatre, After Breast Cancer and the Black Business and Professional Association. Mumtaz Jiwan has established a consistent track record as a highly competent and effective leader as mediator and adjudicator over 28 years. She is an experienced Hearing Officer. Her superior performance, advanced skills and mature judgement has won her the respect of both her peers and stakeholders. Mumtaz holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours, and certificates in mediation and advanced alternative dispute resolution. She has served as Board Member and volunteer in various organizations. Norine Nathanson has been a lawyer for 33 years. Prior to retiring, she served as the Executive Legal Officer to the Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court. She is an experienced criminal prosecutor and legal policy advisor. She volunteers with Lawyers Feed The Hungry and Global Medic, an agency providing humanitarian disaster relief. Jeffrey Shapiro is an experienced mediator, arbitrator, and tribunal adjudicator. He has served as a Vice-Chair at Ontario's Licence Appeal Tribunal and the Human Rights Tribunal, and has conducted arbitration proceedings on behalf of the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO). He began his career as a lawyer in private practice in the United States, practicing administrative and general law, including conducting arbitrations, by appointment, for Courts in Cleveland and Philadelphia. Harold Tan holds a Master of Laws (Alternative Dispute Resolution) from Osgoode Law School, and is a Qualified Mediator (Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario and Canada). Additional, he holds a Certificate in Adjudication for Administrative Agencies, Boards and Tribunals (Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators, Osgoode Professional Development). He is a workplace mediator, investigator and trainer. Helen Walsh has over 25 years experience in civil litigation and employment law. She also has extensive experience in workplace investigations and mediations and has written, taught, and coached in her areas of expertise. She was first appointed to the Administrative Penalty Tribunal in 2019. Ms. Walsh holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws (Alternative Dispute Resolution) from Osgoode Hall Law School, and a Certificate in Adjudication for Administrative Agencies, Boards and Tribunals.
MM13.4adopted
Participatory Budgeting is a system of direct democracy where residents suggest and then vote on how public funds are spent within their community. In May 2023, the local Councillor initiated a Participatory Budgeting process in Bayview Village community by hosting an Information Session and Ideas Generation Meeting. Local residents suggested over 70 project ideas which were then evaluated by City Staff in Parks, Forestry and Recreation and Transportation Services to assess costs and determine feasibility. In Fall 2023, the local Councillor advertised the November 3, 4, and 5, 2023 Participatory Budgeting Vote Days through various channels, including over 10,000 mailed flyers. Hundreds of votes were cast and the following projects were successful: 1. $90,000 to improve the pathway in Blue Ridge Park 2. $100,000 to improve the stairs at Clarinda Park 3. $100,000 to add fitness equipment to Clarinda Park 4. $70,000 to add sign plates to every street sign in the Bayview Village neighbourhood 5. $15,000 to add picnic tables and benches to Rean Park 6. $20,000 to improve the concrete planters at the entrances to the Bayview Village neighbourhood 7. $15,000 to add benches and seating stones to Bayview Village Park 8. $10,000 to add benches to Elkhorn Park 9. $10,000 to install a historical plaque at Thomas Clarke House The 2023-2032 Capital Budget and Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation includes a sub-project known as former Ward 24 Park Improvements, in the Park Development project, with cash flow of $99,980 in 2023 and $1,475,000 in 2024. This Service Improvement project includes funding of $502,352 cash flowed in 2024, funded from Section 37 community benefits received from 591 and 593 Sheppard Avenue East (source account: XR3026-3700776) to be allocated to capital improvements that will benefit the community, including parks, streetscape and public art. This motion requests that $430,000 in Section 37 community benefits received from 591 and 593 Sheppard Avenue East be relocated from Parks, Forestry and Recreation's former Ward 24 Park Improvements project to three new Bayview Village Participatory Budgeting projects, amending the 2023-2032 Capital Budget and Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation, for a new capital project in the amount of $330,000 and a new capital project for Transportation Services in the amount of $90,000 and increasing the 2023 Approved Operating Budget for Heritage Toronto by $10,000 gross and $0 net on a one-time basis.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2023 Capital Budget and 2024-2032 Capital Plan for the following: a. reduce the project cost and 2024 cashflow of the former Ward 24 Park Improvements sub-project, in the Park Development project, by $430,000 with funding from the Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 591 and 593 Sheppard Ave East (Source Account: XR3026-3700776); and b. create a new capital sub-project known as Bayview Village Participatory Budgeting Projects, with a project cost of $330,000, cash flowed in 2024, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 591 and 593 Sheppard Ave East (Source Account: XR3026-3700776) for the purpose of implementing local capital improvements in Blue Ridge Park, Clarinda Park, Rean Park, and Elkhorn Park, decided using Participatory Budgeting. 2. City Council amend Transportation Services 2023 Capital Budget and 2024-2032 Capital Plan to create a new capital sub-project known as Bayview Village Participatory Budgeting Project (account CTP423-06), with a project cost of $90,000, and cash flow of $30,000 in 2024 and $60,000 in 2025, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 591 and 593 Sheppard Avenue East (Source Account: XR3026-3700776) for the purpose of implementing local capital improvements decided using Participatory Budgeting, including sign plates to street signs and concrete planters at the entrances, both in the Bayview Village neighbourhood. 3. City Council increase the 2023 Operating Budget for Heritage Toronto by $10,000 gross, $0 net, on a one-time basis, for the purpose of undertaking the Bayview Village Participatory Budgeting Project, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 591 and 593 Sheppard Avenue East (Source Account: XR3026-3700776) for the purpose of installing a historical plaque at Thomas Clarke House.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor Chris Moise, recommends that: 1. City Council amend Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2023 Capital Budget and 2024-2032 Capital Plan for the following: a. reduce the project cost and 2024 cashflow of the former Ward 24 Park Improvements sub-project, in the Park Development project, by $430,000 with funding from the Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 591 and 593 Sheppard Ave East (Source Account: XR3026-3700776); and b. create a new capital sub-project known as Bayview Village Participatory Budgeting Projects, with a project cost of $330,000, cash flowed in 2024, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 591 and 593 Sheppard Ave East (Source Account: XR3026-3700776) for the purpose of implementing local capital improvements in Blue Ridge Park, Clarinda Park, Rean Park, and Elkhorn Park, decided using Participatory Budgeting. 2. City Council amend Transportation Services 2023 Capital Budget and 2024-2032 Capital Plan to create a new capital sub-project known as Bayview Village Participatory Budgeting Project (account CTP423-06), with a project cost of $90,000, and cash flow of $30,000 in 2024 and $60,000 in 2025, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 591 and 593 Sheppard Avenue East (Source Account: XR3026-3700776) for the purpose of implementing local capital improvements decided using Participatory Budgeting, including sign plates to street signs and concrete planters at the entrances, both in the Bayview Village neighbourhood. 3. City Council increase the 2023 Operating Budget for Heritage Toronto by $10,000 gross, $0 net, on a one-time basis, for the purpose of undertaking the Bayview Village Participatory Budgeting Project, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained from the development at 591 and 593 Sheppard Avenue East (Source Account: XR3026-3700776) for the purpose of installing a historical plaque at Thomas Clarke House.
RM13.4received
Members of Council will declare interests under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
Members of Council declared interests under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
CC13.5adopted
Appointment of Public Members to the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal
At its meeting on November 30, 2023, the Nominating Panel - Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal considered Item ND4.1 and made a recommendation to City Council. Summary from the report (November 21, 2023) from the City Clerk: The Nominating Panel - Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal will conduct interviews and recommend two candidates to City Council for appointment to the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal for a term of office beginning January 1, 2024 and ending on November 14, 2026, and until successors are appointed: Matthew Brown Nigel Waterman 3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the Letter (November 30, 2023) from the Nominating Panel - Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal remain confidential in its entirety as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal. Confidential Attachment 1 to the Letter (November 30, 2023) from the Nominating Panel - Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Clerk transmits the Decision Letter from the Nominating Panel - Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal. The Nominating Panel - Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal for a term of office beginning January 1, 2024 and ending on November 14, 2026, and until successors are appointed: Matthew Brown Nigel Waterman The City Clerk further recommends that: 3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the Decision Letter (November 30, 2023) from the Nominating Panel - Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal remain confidential in its entirety as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal. Candidates' Biographies: Matthew Brown is a lawyer practicing municipal law in Toronto. His practice focuses on the defence of public authorities. He also has significant experience with regulatory matters and complex by-law prosecutions especially the municipal regulatory response to the sharing economy. Prior to practicing municipal law, Matt defended lawyers as preferred counsel for the Lawyers' Professional Indemnity Company. Nigel Waterman is an adjudicator with over 25 years experience. He holds a Master's degree in Public Administration and completed the Certificate in Adjudication for Administrative Agencies, Boards and Tribunals.
MM13.5adopted
The film and television production industry in Toronto contributes an annual production volume of $2.6 billion, and employs 35,000 Torontonians. The success of this growing industry is predicated on having studio space to accommodate production. Studios are the draw for international productions, and house the tens of thousands of jobs that exist in this sector. They are a foundational asset that drives industry capacity. The Toronto Film, Television, and Digital Media Board benefits greatly from having strong representation from studio operators. Sarah Farrell is the General Manager and General Counsel at Pinewood Toronto Studios. She has worked with the studios since 2013, joining as full-time General Counsel and Director of Human Resources in 2018. Before becoming a lawyer, she worked for over 15 years on and off stage and screen with some of Canada's most influential arts and entertainment organizations, including the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, Mirvish Productions, SUN TV, the Canadian Stage Company and the Second City Toronto. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor from Queen's University.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint Sarah Farrell to the Toronto Film, Television and Digital Media Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 14, 2026.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the following candidate to the Toronto Film, Television and Digital Media Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 14, 2026: Sarah Farrell
RM13.5received
Members of Council may file petitions.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, received the following petitions for information: 1. Petition regarding "It's Time to Ban the Bag and Stop Single Use Plastics", submitted by Councillor Morley, Ward 3 - Etobicoke-Lakeshore, containing the names of approximately 150 persons. 2. Petition regarding "It's Time to Ban the Bag and Stop Single Use Plastics", submitted by Councillor Fletcher, Ward 14 - Toronto-Danforth, containing the names of approximately 300 persons. 3. Petition regarding "It's Time to Ban the Bag and Stop Single Use Plastics", submitted by Councillor Bravo, Ward 9 - Davenport, containing the names of approximately 100 persons. 4. Petition regarding "It's Time to Ban the Bag and Stop Single Use Plastics", submitted by Deputy Mayor Malik, Ward 10 - Spadina-Fort York, containing the names of approximately 303 persons. 5. Petition regarding "It's Time to Ban the Bag and Stop Single Use Plastics", submitted by Councillor Perks, Ward 4 - Parkdale-High Park, containing the names of approximately 526 persons. 6. Petition regarding "It's Time to Ban the Bag and Stop Single Use Plastics", submitted by Councillor Saxe, Ward 11 - University-Rosedale, containing the names of approximately 100 persons. 7. Petition regarding "It's Time to Ban the Bag and Stop Single Use Plastics", submitted by Councillor Cheng, Ward 18 - Willowdale, containing the names of approximately 48 persons.
CC13.6adopted
Appointment of Public Members to the Sign Variance Committee
At its meeting on November 29, 2023, the Nominating Panel - Sign Variance Committee considered Item NS2.1 , and made recommendations to City Council. Summary from the report (November 14, 2023) from the City Clerk: The Nominating Panel - Sign Variance Committee will conduct interviews and recommend to City Council three candidates for appointment to the Sign Variance Committee. The Panel will also recommend one candidate as Chair of the Sign Variance Committee, to be nominated from the three recommended candidates or the current members of the Sign Variance Committee.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint Janet Ross as Chair of the Sign Variance Committee for a term of office ending on March 9, 2026, and until a successor is appointed. 2. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Sign Variance Committee for a term of office ending on December 16, 2027, and until successors are appointed: Irene Buncel Derek Lett Tony Tsui 3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the Letter (November 29, 2023) from the Nominating Panel - Sign Variance Committee remain confidential in its entirety as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Sign Variance Committee. Confidential Attachment 1 to the Letter (November 29, 2023) from the Nominating Panel - Sign Variance Committee remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Sign Variance Committee.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Clerk transmits the Decision Letter from the Nominating Panel - Sign Variance Committee. The Nominating Panel - Sign Variance Committee recommends that: 1. City Council appoint Janet Ross as Chair of the Sign Variance Committee for a term of office ending on March 9, 2026, and until a successor is appointed. 2. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Sign Variance Committee for a term of office ending on December 16, 2027, and until successors are appointed: Irene Buncel Derek Lett Tony Tsui The City Clerk further recommends that: 3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the Decision Letter (November 29, 2023) from the Nominating Panel - Sign Variance Committee remain confidential in its entirety as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Sign Variance Committee. Candidates' Biographies: Irene Buncel has worked in the area of complaints resolution since 2009, first at the Office of the Ontario Ombudsman, then City of Toronto Ombudsman and at the Fair Practices Commission since 2012 (internal Ombudsman to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board). She was licensed by the Law Society of Ontario in 2012 as a paralegal, earned a LLB (Bachelor of Laws) in 2021 and is currently working on an LLM (Master of Law) at Osgoode Law School. In addition to the complaints resolution, she has been a volunteer at several not for profit organizations including Meals on Wheels East York. Derek Lett is a professor, mediator and an experienced public sector executive who has held leadership roles in line ministries, central agencies and legislative oversight agencies of the Ontario government. He has served on several community boards, including as a past member of the city's Committee of Adjustment, North York Panel. Janet Ross is a graduate of the University of Manitoba where she received a Bachelor of Arts. She is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School and called to the Ontario Bar. She was employed as a lawyer in the private sector and later joined the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Hearings Determination Division as a Refugee Protection Officer until her retirement in 2019. Tony Tsui is passionate about the challenges of city building based on his Civil Engineering background. His educational and professional experience includes working in various engineering capacities with the Regional Municipality of York, City of Toronto, and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change as well as an environmental consulting firm. He completed his Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and a Master's degree in environmental engineering.
MM13.6adopted
During the pandemic ensuring that our small businesses survived was a key shared goal of all levels of government. From providing resources to allow for safe shopping, CafeTO, to financial supports many, but not all, small businesses survived. However for months local businesses have been raising the alarm about the upcoming deadline for the repayment of the Canada Emergency Business Account. Many businesses are having to take out loans to cover the repayment that is due, further increasing the financial pressure on them. Many of them are still feeling the pressure and effects of the pandemic. They have been clear that the Federal Government's deadline will have a serious impact. Extending the repayment period would keep our local small businesses on a secure footing, helping them to continue to animate our neighbourhoods for years to come. City Council has requested the Federal Government to create a multi-year, no interest, repayment plan for small businesses who received the Canada Emergency Business Account and forgive $20,000 for businesses who agree to the multi-year repayment plan, as part of its decision on Item 2023.MM6.1, and to extend the qualification for partial loan forgiveness of up to 33 percent to December 31, 2024 as part of its decision on Item 2023.EC6.3. These calls have been echoed by the Premiers of all provinces and territories, along with City Council on multiple occasions. With time running out the Federal Government needs to hear loud and clear that they need to act.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Federal Government to extend the repayment deadline for the Canada Emergency Business Account to December 31, 2024. 2. City Council forward this Item to all Toronto area Members of Parliament, for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Federal Government to extend the repayment deadline for the Canada Emergency Business Account to December 31, 2024 2. City Council forward this Item to all Toronto area Members of Parliament, for information.
RM13.6received
Presentations, Introductions and Announcements
Various presentations and announcements will be made at the City Council meeting.
Various presentations, introductions and announcements were made to City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023. December 13, 2023 Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Olivia Chow to address City Council in recognition of Gregg Lintern on his retirement as Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. Mayor Chow acknowledged the outstanding career of Gregg Lintern on his retirement from the City of Toronto after 40 years. Mayor Chow remarked that Mr. Lintern was a model of dedication, professionalism, courage and integrity during his career, guided by a sense of humility, generosity and deep belief that Toronto is a resilient and beautiful City. Mayor Chow recognized Mr. Lintern's career milestones and the impacts of his expertise on the City. Mayor Chow congratulated Mr. Lintern, thanked him for his contribution to the City of Toronto, and presented him with a commemorative scroll. Gregg Lintern addressed City Council and thanked Mayor Chow for her remarks. Mr. Lintern thanked his wife and daughter for their support during his career. Mr. Lintern thanked the Deputy Chief Planner, the Chief Planning Team, Directors, the extended City Leadership Team, the Mayor and Members of Council for their excellent work and support. Mr. Lintern reflected on what he has learned throughout his career that shaped his perspective as a City Planner including Indigenous perspectives, design for people, systemic bias, and building a more inclusive City. Councillor Perks, as Chair of the Planning and Housing Committee, during the morning session of the meeting, gave remarks on Gregg Lintern's retirement as Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. Councillor Bradford, during the morning session of the meeting, gave remarks on Gregg Lintern's retirement as Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. Councillor Cheng, during the morning session of the meeting, made an announcement on the wrapping up the Toronto for All Campaign on Anti-East Asian Hate on November 1. Councillor Cheng remarked on her experience with Anti-East Asian hate growing up and the rise of Anti-East Asian hate after the pandemic. Councillor Cheng thanked the Toronto for All team and called on everyone to continue working for a more inclusive and accepting City. Councillor Bravo, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed the D'Amico family, who were present in the Chamber. Councillor Bravo recognized the Anne Marie D'Amico foundation, dedicated to ending violence against women and children and announced that City Council had, earlier in the fall, declared gender-based violence as an epidemic and that steps will be taken municipally to ensure the epidemic is no more. Councillor Bravo thanked the D'Amico family for the Foundation's work. Deputy Mayor Malik, during the afternoon session of the meeting, announced the City's 2023 United Way Employee Campaign was in its final weeks and close to meeting the goal of 2.3 million dollars. Deputy Mayor Malik remarked on all the ways everyone has contributed toward the goal, including her own fundraising effort when she climbed the CN Tower. Deputy Mayor Malik acknowledged the outstanding work and impact of the United Way of Greater Toronto and their continued effort to tackle challenges such as poverty, lack of affordable housing, discrimination, and the rise of cost of living, and encouraged everyone to continue to work towards the goal. December 14, 2023 Councillor Cheng, during the morning session of the meeting, held up the Body Bag for Her, commissioned by Aura Freedom, whose vision is that all women and girls live free from violence. Councillor Cheng acknowledged November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, supported by declaration by Mayor Chow, and that at its meeting on July 19, City Council unanimously voted to declare intimate partner violence as an epidemic in Toronto, an epidemic that impacts children even more than women. Councillor Cheng stated that the Body Bag for Her represented a powerful reminder of all women silently dealing with violence at home and thanked Marissa Kokkoros, Danielle Warren, and Hannah Casey from Aura Freedom, who were present in the Council Chamber, and acknowledged all gender-based violence advocates. Councillor Bravo, during the morning session of the meeting, made an announcement regarding the Power of Us Report published by the Community Foundation, as the City's champion for the work. Councillor Bravo stated the Vital Signs report gives an overview of the health, well-being, and challenges faced yearly by the City of Toronto. Councillor Bravo noted the report highlights isolation and disengagement as this year's challenge, and reminded everyone that the connection through many programs and infrastructure offered by the City is crucial for the social challenges faced by the City. Councillor Colle, during the morning session of the meeting, announced that Chef Wayne prepared a special Jamaican Christmas lunch by the Café on the Square that was available to everyone. Councillor Colle acknowledged the hard work of the kitchen staff and asked everyone to support local kitchen workers. Councillor Bradford, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed Grade 5 students from Bowmore Road Public School and their teacher, Ms. Dale Davis, who were present in the Chamber.
CC13.7amended
Uber Litigation Regarding Limit on Number of Private Transportation Company Driver Licences
The City Solicitor is currently preparing a report to request further instructions and to provide confidential legal advice on a court application brought by Uber Canada Inc. and Uber Raisier Canada Inc. against the City. The City Solicitor's report is intended to be considered by City Council at its meeting of December 13, 14, and 15, 2023 and will be made available before that meeting.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council rescind part 20 adopted as part of Item EC6.6 at its meeting of October 11 and 12, 2023, which adopted a policy to maintain the net total of vehicle-for-hire and private transportation company driver's licences at a number no greater than the number as of October 12, 2023, with the exception of owned but not leased zero-emission vehicles, and direct the Executive director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to resume issuing vehicle-for-hire and private transportation company driver licences under the previous system and direct the City Manager to report to a meeting of the Executive Committee, that reports to the March 20, 2024 meeting of City Council, so the public may participate and Council may consider his advice and any public or stakeholder input, on options to limit the number of vehicle-for-hire and private transportation company driver licences, including advice on whether it is appropriate to exempt zero emission vehicles and taking into consideration congestion, climate targets, public transit, and transportation planning, and measures the City may take if Council imposes a cap at a number less than the number of existing licences at the time Council decides. 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (December 6, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in its entirety as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client and litigation privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (December 6, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM13.7adopted
In 2021, an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment was approved by the Ontario Land Tribunal to permit a mixed-use development of the former Toronto District School Board lands located at 90 Croatia Street, 980 Dufferin Street, and 1141 Bloor Street West. The approved redevelopment includes affordable and new market housing, retail, a new daycare, community space, a new park, a new public street, and conservation of heritage at 980 Dufferin Street. The timing of the conveyance of the new park and new public street was secured in the applicable zoning by-law and Section 37 agreement. The Owner of the aforementioned lands has submitted an application to the Committee of Adjustment for variances to modify the timing of the conveyance of the new park and new public street. Council approval is required to amend the Section 37 agreement should the variances be approved by the Committee of Adjustment. This motion will provide staff if the authority to amend the existing Section 37 agreement to reflect the revised timing and ensure the agreement is consistent with the variances, and any other necessary amendments that may be required to implement these changes. In a report to the Committee of Adjustment, attached as Attachment "1", Planning staff have recommended the Committee of Adjustment impose conditions imposing additional financial securities for the conveyances of the park and the street to ensure that the City's interest will be protected through the process, and requiring the owner to enter into an amending Section 37 agreement and to register the amended agreement on the subject lands. The Owner has agreed to these conditions. Nothing in this motion will fetter the consideration of variance application by the Committee of Adjustment.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. If the Committee of Adjustment approves the Variance Application A0313/23TEY for the property municipally known 1141 Bloor Street West, 980 Dufferin Street and 90 Croatia Street, City Council require the Owner to enter into an Amending Section 37 Agreement, pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act (as it read the day before the date Section 1 of Schedule 17 of the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020, came into force), to make amendments to the existing Section 37 Agreement registered on title to the lands as Instrument AT5850352 to implement the Committee's decision in a manner, content and form satisfactory, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. If the Committee of Adjustment approves the Variance Application A0313/23TEY for the property municipally known 1141 Bloor Street West, 980 Dufferin Street and 90 Croatia Street, City Council require the Owner to enter into an Amending Section 37 Agreement, pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act (as it read the day before the date Section 1 of Schedule 17 of the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020 came into force), to make amendments to the existing Section 37 Agreement registered on title to the lands as Instrument AT5850352 to implement the Committee's decision in a manner, content and form satisfactory, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
RM13.7amended
City Council will review the Order Paper.
December 13, 2023: City Council adopted the December 13, 2023 Order Paper, as amended, and all other Items not held on consent. December 14, 2023: City Council adopted the December 14, 2023 Order Paper. December 15, 2023: City Council adopted the December 15, 2023 Order Paper.
CC13.8amended
On January 27, 2023, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released its decision in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo v. Persons Unknown and to be Ascertained (2023 ONSC 670) (the Decision). In the Decision, the Court denied the Region of Waterloo's application for a declaration that the homeless individuals living in an encampment on a municipal property were in breach of one of the Region's by-law. The Court declared the by-laws violated section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in that it deprives homeless residents of the Encampment of life, liberty and security of the person in a manner not in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice and is not saved by Section 1 of the Charter.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Shelter and Support Services and any other appropriate City Divisions, to consider the Court rulings in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo v. Persons Unknown and City of Kingston's application to Superior Court in November 2023, and the judicial analysis of individuals' rights under Section 7 the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, in the development of the updated Interdepartmental Service Protocol for Homeless People Camping in Public Spaces (IDP), and to report back to Economic and Community Development Committee in the second quarter of 2024 on the updated policy response for the City of Toronto with respect to people living outside, that is accordance with individuals' Charter rights. 2. City Council direct the appropriate City staff to consult with the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee on the issue of meaningful accessibility for persons with disabilities in the City's shelter system at a meeting by the third quarter of 2024. 3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 5, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and pertains to potential litigation. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 5, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in its entirety, in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and pertains to potential litigation.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council receive this report for information. 2. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege and is in relation to potential litigation.
MM13.8deferred
As the Advocate for Technology and Innovation for the City of Toronto, I attended, with my Chief of Staff, the Cities Forum 2023 in Torino, Italy. The conference was held in March, 2023. Additional meetings were also arranged with other Torino government officials. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the return flight to Toronto was missed which required the booking of an additional flight and an extra night's accommodation in Italy. This resulted in the overall cost of the trip for both myself and my Chief of Staff to exceed $7.0 thousand. Pursuant to the Constituency Services and Office Budget Policy, travel expenses over $7.0 thousand must be approved by City Council. The expenses will be paid out of my Constituency Services and Office Budget.
City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, deferred Item MM13.8 to the February 6, 7, and 8, 2024 meeting of City Council.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Nick Mantas, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council approve the reimbursement of travel expenses that were incurred by Councillor Nick Mantas and his Chief of Staff by attending the Cities Forum 2023 Conference in Torino, Italy, to be paid for from the Member's Constituency Services and Office Budget.
CC13.9adopted
On April 7, 2022, the City enacted By-law 269-2022, adopting Official Plan Amendment 573 (OPA 573), implementing Site and Area Specific Policy 772 and Urban Design guidelines for Danforth Avenue extending from the Don Valley in the west to Coxwell Avenue. Official Plan Amendment 573 was appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal by four property owners and two Case Management Conferences have been held at the Ontario Land Tribunal. At the first Case Management Conference 6 property owners obtained added party status. Ontario Land Tribunal mediation has been agreed to by the parties and will be scheduled in early 2024. At the next scheduled Case Management Conference on December 8, 2023, it is anticipated that a hearing will be scheduled in the late fall of 2024. At its meeting on November 8 and 9, 2023, City Council adopted the recommendations, as amended, for Item EX9.3 - Generational Transformation of Toronto's Housing System to Urgently Build More Affordable Homes. In doing so, City Council added Recommendation 30, requesting the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to report directly to the December 13 ,14, and 15, 2023, meeting of City Council on a City-initiated revision to Site and Area Specific Policy 772 (SASP 772) as part of the Ontario Land Tribunal's adjudication of appeals, in the context of the Zoning By-law Amendment application for 1095-1111 Danforth Avenue, which would support the redevelopment of the existing non-profit housing site at 1117 Danforth to rebuild and modernize the existing units, and include net new affordable rental and rent-geared-to-income units, subject to the appropriate arrangements being made to secure the affordable rental and rent-geared-to-income units in perpetuity.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council request the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to report to City Council on a City-initiated revision to Site and Area Specific Policy 772 when there is certainty with the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment application for the development at 1095-1111 Danforth Avenue, and if it is determined that the development will include net new affordable rental and rent-geared-to-income units. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendation contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendation contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor and City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM13.9adopted
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities convened over 100 meetings in Ottawa from November 21 to 24 between Federation of Canadian Municipalities board members and federal Members of Parliament during Federation of Canadian Municipalities Advocacy Days ahead of Budget 2024. The meetings had a firm focus on municipal priorities, including housing and homelessness and the need for a new Municipal Growth Framework. During its Advocacy Days, Federation of Canadian Municipalities shared new research that underlines that there is a significant gap between the scale of the ambition of Canada's housing targets and investment in infrastructure like public transit, water and wastewater facilities, and community amenities. The research highlights that if we are to meet the housing crisis with the urgency it demands, then we need commensurate investment in the infrastructure and services required to support new growth. Further information regarding this research is enclosed in the Backgrounder attached to this item.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council receive the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Backgrounder headed "New Research - Canada's Housing Challenge is also an Infrastructure Challenge" attached to Item MM13.9 for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, seconded by Councillor Brad Bradford, recommends that: 1. City Council receive the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Backgrounder headed "New Research - Canada's Housing Challenge is also an Infrastructure Challenge" attached to this Motion for information.
CC13.10amended
On July 14, 2021, City Council approved Site-Specific Zoning By-laws 834-2021 and 835-2021 (the "Zoning By-laws") permitting the development of lands known as 250 Wincott Drive and 4620 Eglinton Avenue West (the "Site"). On April 18, 2023, the applicant submitted a minor variance application to the Committee of Adjustment seeking relief from the provisions of the Zoning By-laws relating to the unit mix and minimum unit sizes within the development (the "Minor Variance Application"). On November 9, 2023 the Committee of Adjustment approved the Minor Variance Application (the "Committee of Adjustment Decision"). The Section 37 Agreement registered on title as Instrument AT5918477 on November 23, 2021 (the "Section 37 Agreement") similarly includes provisions relating to the mix of two and three-bedroom units, and the minimum sizes of each. In light of the Committee of Adjustment Decision, the Section 37 Agreement will need to be amended to reflect the revised timing as approved by the Committee of Adjustment.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to enter into and register on title an agreement to amend the Section 37 Agreement dated October 4, 2021, registered as Instrument AT5918477 on November 23, 2021 to implement the revised timing for the design and construction of municipal infrastructure improvements as approved by the Committee of Adjustment Decision dated November 9, 2023. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any other such amendments determined necessary to implement City Council's decision on this matter, on terms satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, in order to prevent the residents of, visitors to, or tradespersons at 250 Wincott Drive and 4620 Eglinton Avenue West from obtaining a parking permit. 4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to include the following as a Site Plan approval condition [as amended with final statistics]: a. the Owner shall insert the following advisory into all agreements of purchase and sale or agreements to lease and condominium declaration document(s) for each affected residential unit within the development: Purchasers acknowledge and agree that purchasers or residents of the development will not be eligible for on street-parking permits under the City of Toronto Municipal Code. Purchasers agree that, despite the status or availability of on-street parking permits for residents in the development area as of the date of this document, the availability of on-street parking permits in the development area for the purchasers or residents of the development may, at the discretion of City of Toronto Council, be modified, amended or removed at any time in accordance with the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as amended from time to time and its successors, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code. b. the Owner shall insert the following advisory into all agreements of purchase and sale or agreements to lease and condominium declaration document(s) for each affected residential unit within the development: The building contains [insert number of] units, served on site by [insert number of] resident parking spaces, [insert number of] visitor parking spaces and [insert number of] accessible parking spaces. Additional parking for overflow, visitors and residents, including overnight, is of limited or no availability. Additional off street parking, potentially at additional cost, is not guaranteed, however may be available at: For visitors: [insert the 5 closest locations that provide off-street parking, Green P on-street parking, or parking for more than 3 hours] For residents: [insert locations of 5 closest off-street parking locations that offer overnight or monthly parking] 5. City Council request City Planning and the Applicant to prioritize the installation of pedestrian sidewalks along Eglinton Avenue, within the site, and connecting the interior of the site with public streets.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to enter into and register on title an agreement to amend the Section 37 Agreement dated October 4, 2021, registered as Instrument AT5918477 on November 23, 2021 to implement the revised timing for the design and construction of municipal infrastructure improvements as approved by the Committee of Adjustment Decision dated November 9, 2023. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any other such amendments determined necessary to implement City Council's decision on this matter, on terms satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
MM13.10adopted
As the Chair of the Toronto Francophone Affairs Advisory Committee appointed in August 2023, I have had opportunity to meet with members of the Francophone community who have a keen interest in the work of the committee for this term and ensuring that the committee is equipped with adequate time to provide advice on issues affecting Francophones and French-speaking Torontonians. The terms of reference adopted by City Council in February 2023 outline that the advisory committee may meet "up to" two times per year. This motion proposes a slight change to the terms of reference, enabling the Chair to call additional meetings if required for emerging business. The City Manager's Office has been consulted on this change. REQUIRES RE-OPENING: Item 2023.EX2.1 (February 7 and 8, 2023 City Council Meeting) only as it pertains to the Terms of Reference of the Toronto Francophone Affairs Advisory Committee.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend Section C, Governance for the Toronto Francophone Affairs Advisory Committee in the Terms of Reference in Attachment 6 to the report (January 17, 2023) from the City Manager to include: a. under Section C.3. to replace "up to" with "at least" and to insert "with additional" before "at the call of the Chair" so that Section C.3. now reads as follows: The Advisory Committee will hold at least two meetings per year, with additional at the call of the Chair or Vice-Chair on delegation of the Chair.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, recommends that: 1. City Council amend Section C, Governance for the Toronto Francophone Affairs Advisory Committee in the Terms of Reference in Attachment 6 to the report (January 17, 2023) from the City Manager to include: a. under Section C.3 to replace "up to" with "at least" and to insert "with additional" before "at the call of the Chair" so that Section 3.3 now reads as follows: "The Advisory Committee will hold at least two meetings per year, with additional at the call of the Chair or Vice-Chair on delegation of the Chair."
CC13.11adopted
The purpose of this report is to request further instructions for the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing into this matter currently scheduled to commence on April 2, 2023, for two weeks. The applicant appealed the proposed Zoning By-Law and Official Plan amendments to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the time prescribed by the Planning Act.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council oppose the revised plans dated October 26, 2023 (the "October 2023 Plans") set out in Public Appendix A to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to oppose the appeal at the Ontario Land Tribunal. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report. 2. If the confidential instructions in Confidential Attachment 1 are adopted, City Council authorize the public release of the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, with the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM13.11adopted
Rob Ford served on Toronto City Council for nearly 15 years, serving as the Councillor for Etobicoke North for 10 years, and as Mayor for 4 years. Sadly, shortly after being re-elected as a City Councillor in 2014, Rob Ford passed away. Historically, the City of Toronto has recognized former Mayors with commemorative renamings which honour their service and spirit. For example, Mel Lastman Square at the North York Civic Centre, Barbara Hall Park, and June Rowlands Park. All of those who served with Rob Ford on Council knew that he had two passions - representing his constituents not only across the city but in particular in his home community of Etobicoke, and football. As Centennial Park undergoes a significant reimagining through the Centennial Park Master Plan, approved by City Council in 2021, the time is appropriate to consider renaming the Centennial Park Stadium the 'Rob Ford Stadium' in recognition of his decade and a half of public service.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. Despite the provisions of the City of Toronto Property Naming Policy, City Council rename the stadium at Centennial Park as the "Rob Ford Stadium". 2. City Council direct the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to undertake the necessary design and installation of replacement facility and wayfinding signage, waiving the provisions of the City of Toronto Property Naming Policy.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. Despite the provisions of the City of Toronto Naming Policy, City Council rename the stadium at Centennial Park as the "Rob Ford Stadium". 2. City Council direct the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to undertake the necessary design and installation of replacement facility and wayfinding signage, waiving the provisions of the City of Toronto Property Naming Policy.
CC13.12adopted
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On December 31, 2021, a Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted proposing a 20-storey mixed use building (65.3 metres, including 5.5 metre mechanical penthouse) containing 462 dwelling units and 706 square metres of commercial space on the ground floor. On November 14, 2022, the applicant appealed the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Ontario Land Tribunal, citing City Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the prescribed timelines of the Planning Act. At its meeting of May 10, 11, and 12, 2023, City Council directed the City Solicitor to oppose the application at the Ontario Land Tribunal. The City Solicitor requires further directions for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled to commence on April 22, 2024. Given imminent procedural filing dates set out in the Procedural Order, and other deadlines addressed in Confidential Attachment 1, this matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated November 29, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council accept, should the Ontario Land Tribunal approve the proposed Zoning by-law Amendment, an on-site parkland dedication pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act having a minimum size of 610.7 square metres, in the general location identified on the Site Plan in Confidential Appendix B to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor, satisfying the Owner's parkland dedication requirement under Section 42 of the Planning Act, with the exact size, location and configuration of the on-site parkland dedication to be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the on-site parkland dedication to be transferred to the City prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit shall be free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, and be in an acceptable environmental condition, all to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. 3. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request that the Ontario Land Tribunal withhold its Order on the appeal until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law Amendment is satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated February 23, 2022, and the Transportation Services Memorandum dated February 25, 2022, and any outstanding issues arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services, and Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the owner has submitted a Functional Servicing Report to determine the storm water runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from this development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; d. the owner has made satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services and entered into the appropriate agreement with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; e. the owner has provided space within the development for installation of maintenance access holes and sampling ports on the private side, as close to the property line as possible, for both the storm and sanitary service connections, in accordance with the Sewers By-law Chapter 681.10; f. the owner has provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the acceptable Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and General Manager, Toronto Water, where it has been determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development. In requiring any off site municipal infrastructure upgrades, the owner is to make satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services for Work on the City's Right-of-Way; g. the owner has submitted revised architectural and landscape plans, revised sun/shadow and wind studies reflecting the proposal as approved in whole or in part, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; h. the owner has submitted a revised Travel Demand Management Plan and Vehicle Maneuvering Diagram acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services; i. the owner has submitted a methane gas investigation report and associated certified letter regarding the investigation of subsurface methane gas acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services; j. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry and Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; and k. the owner has submitted an updated complete Toronto Green Standards Checklist and Statistics Template, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix A, and Confidential Appendix B to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM13.12adopted
Established during the pandemic, this food incubator is a rare opportunity for entrepreneurs from equity seeking groups to establish their food business ideas. Due to the pandemic, changeover during election and additional unexpected challenges, the current cohort have experienced difficulties. The difficulties culminated in the inability to pay rent beginning September 2023, that led to an eviction noticed served by Corporate Real Estate Management in the middle of November 2023. In recognition of the sudden eviction notice and thus the quick termination of a source of income for these vendors, this motion is seeking to make the vendors "whole" by relieving them of the rent obligations for all of 2023 and committing to do so if they settle the balance of any claims against the City.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to write off the additional rent owed from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 in the total amount of $27,621.78 by the tenants, Da Endz Restaurant Inc., Chic Peas Vegan Cuisine Incorporated, Teta's Kitchen Inc., at 5210 Yonge Street. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to refund the additional rent paid from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 in the total amount of $29,150.12 by the tenants, Da Endz Restaurant Inc., Chic Peas Vegan Cuisine Incorporated, Teta's Kitchen Inc., Bunhaus Eats Inc. at 5210 Yonge Street. 3. City Council authorize the City to enter into settlement agreements (collectively, the "Settlement Agreement") with each of the tenants to document the arrangements set out in Parts 1 and 2 above, including such other terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Director, Property Management, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor. 4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to execute and deliver the Settlement Agreement and any related documents contemplated thereunder on behalf of the City.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Lily Cheng, seconded by Councillor Jamaal Myers, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to write off the additional rent owed from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 in the total amount of $27,621.78 by the tenants, Da Endz Restaurant Inc., Chic Peas Vegan Cuisine Incorporated, Teta's Kitchen Inc., at 5210 Yonge Street. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to refund the additional rent paid from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 in the total amount of $29,150.12 by the tenants, Da Endz Restaurant Inc., Chic Peas Vegan Cuisine Incorporated, Teta's Kitchen Inc., Bunhaus Eats Inc. at 5210 Yonge Street. 3. City Council authorize the City to enter into settlement agreements (collectively, the "Settlement Agreement") with each of the tenants to document the arrangements set out in Recommendations 1 and 2, including such other terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Director, Property Management, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor. 4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to execute and deliver the Settlement Agreement and any related documents contemplated thereunder on behalf of the City.
CC13.13adopted
On February 8, 2020, Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications were submitted to permit the development of a 13-storey hotel building with 165 suites and a ground floor restaurant. The proposed hotel would be 44.6 metres in height (excluding mechanical penthouse) and include 44 vehicle parking spaces. The total proposed gross floor area would be approximately 7,810.5 square metres with a density of 9.91 times the area of the lot at 2157 Lake Shore Boulevard West. On January 7, 2022 a resubmission was provided for a 13-storey hotel building with 154 suites and a ground floor restaurant. The proposed hotel would be 41.9 metres in height (excluding mechanical penthouse) and include 36 vehicle parking spaces. The total proposed gross floor area would be approximately 7,632.0 square metres with a density of 9.62 times the area of the lot. On August 19, 2022 the applicant appealed the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not making a decision within the prescribed time frames set out in the Planning Act. The City Solicitor requires further direction for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled to commence January 15, 2024. Given this timing, this item is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated November 15, 2023 ("Settlement Offer"), set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement, subject to the conditions set out below: a. the final form and content of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments are satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. the Owner has submitted an acceptable Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Hydrogeological Report and associated plans, for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and c. in the event the Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, and/or Hydrogeological Report identify any required upgrades to existing municipal infrastructure to support the development, the Owner has entered into a financially secured agreement(s) with the City requiring the Owner to design, financially secure, construct and make operational, any upgrade or required improvements, prior to the issuance of final site plan approval for any development on the lands, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM13.13amended
Institutionalizing seniors takes older adults away from their existing support networks and is a costly way of providing housing. Supporting our seniors to age in place as an alternative will require innovative housing models, infrastructure, and coordinated services to ensure their independence, safety, health and social well-being are being supported. A Naturally Occurring Retirement Community is typically a multi-unit residential building that over time may naturally come to house a high density of older adults. In 2021, approximately 489 residential buildings were characterized as Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities in Toronto, housing 70,013 adults aged 65 years and older, and 30,346 adults aged 80 years and older. Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities are paths for older adults to age in place, while providing opportunities to realign the delivery of existing health and social services in a more efficient and innovative way. In addition, Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities programs strengthen and sustain healthy communities of older adults by addressing important determinants of healthy aging such as isolation, nutrition, physical fitness, and sense of purpose. It is crucial that the City develop a comprehensive strategy to support aging in place now. In 2016, Toronto crossed a demographic turning point with more people living in our city over the age of 65 than under 15. Subsequently, the percentage of our population over 65 has only increased-from 15.6 percent in 2016, to 17.1 percent in 2021, to an estimated 21.2 percent in 2041. This will place Toronto in the same category as "super aged" societies like Japan, where one in five people is a senior citizen. With seniors being the fastest growing age group nationwide, all levels of government need to create new paths to allow for more older adults to age in place. We owe it to our seniors to take the necessary steps to better support seniors to age in place through a coordinated Naturally Occurring Retirement Community Strategy.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Government of Canada to develop a national strategy to better support the Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities model and Naturally Occurring Retirement Community programming across the country to enable aging in place. 2. City Council request the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada to establish long-term sustainable funding streams to support capital infrastructure and programming costs associated with Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities. 3. City Council request the Province of Ontario to explore opportunities to streamline home care services in Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities in order to simplify seniors access to services and refine the current fragmented system. 4. City Council request the City Manager to work with the General Manager, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care, the Medical Officer of Health, Toronto Public Health, the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Economic, Development and Culture, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report to the Economic and Community Development Committee before the end of the fourth quarter of 2024 with a plan for Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities that includes, but is not limited to, the following: a. explores working with University Health Network's Naturally Occurring Retirement Community Innovation Centre on building greater system capacity for innovation, research and knowledge of Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities; b. explores replicating the COVID-19 mobile vaccination program that was informed by Naturally Occurring Retirement Community data and criteria for other public health initiatives that provide routine vaccinations in order to improve accessibility, build community, and efficiently reach large numbers of seniors; c. explores establishing road design guidelines that support the mobility and safety of older adults; d. explores widening efforts to implement more benches along main streets, parks and green spaces, prioritizing areas with a high concentration of seniors and surrounding Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities; e. explores expanding Residential Apartment Commercial Zoning across the City, with a priority on Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities, for small-scale non-residential uses like retail and community facilities in buildings to offer programming that helps older adults age in place; f. through the development application review process, explores incorporating the impact mall closures and plaza demolitions have on the emotional and social well-being of older adults and marginalized communities, and work with applicants to develop alternatives; and g. explores the feasibility of designating certain new affordable housing developments to include a minimum percentage of units designated to older adults, which may reduce Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation wait-lists and potentially decrease unnecessary institutionalization. 5. City Council direct the General Manager, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care to explore incorporating the above aging-in place recommendations into the Toronto Seniors Strategy 3.0.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Vincent Crisanti, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Government of Canada to develop a national strategy to better support the Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities model and Naturally Occurring Retirement Community programming across the country to enable aging in place. 2. City Council request the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada to establish long-term sustainable funding streams to support capital infrastructure and programming costs associated with Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities. 3. City Council request the Province of Ontario to explore opportunities to streamline home care services in Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities in order to simplify seniors access to services and refine the current fragmented system. 4. City Council request the City Manager to work with the General Manager, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care, the Medical Officer of Health, Toronto Public Health, the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Economic, Development and Culture, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and report to Economic and Community Development Committee before the end of the fourth quarter of 2024 with a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community Strategy that includes, but is not limited to, the following: a. explore working with University Health Network's Naturally Occurring Retirement Community Innovation Centre on building greater system capacity for innovation, research and knowledge of Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities; b. explore replicating the COVID-19 mobile vaccination program that was informed by Naturally Occurring Retirement Community data and criteria for other public health initiatives that provide routine vaccinations in order to improve accessibility, build community, and efficiently reach large numbers of seniors; c. explore establishing road design guidelines that support the mobility and safety of older adults; d. explore widening efforts to implement more benches along main streets, parks and green spaces, prioritizing areas with a high concentration of seniors and surrounding Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities; e. explore expanding Residential Apartment Commercial Zoning across the City, with a priority on Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities, for small-scale non-residential uses like retail and community facilities in buildings to offer programming that helps older adults age in place; f. through the development application review process, explore incorporating the impact mall closures and plaza demolitions have on the emotional and social well-being of older adults and marginalized communities, and work with applicants to develop alternatives; and g. explore the feasibility of designating certain new affordable housing developments to include a minimum percentage of units designated to older adults, which may reduce Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation wait-lists and potentially decrease unnecessary institutionalization. 5. City Council direct the General Manager, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care to explore incorporating the above aging-in place recommendations into the Toronto Seniors Strategy 3.0.
CC13.14adopted
On December 23, 2021, an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted to permit a 12-storey (40.7 metres including mechanical penthouse) residential building with 301 residential units. The application was deemed complete on February 11, 2022. On October 18, 2022 the applicant appealed the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal, citing City Council's failure to make a decision on the applications within the prescribed timelines of the Planning Act. At its meeting of June 14 and 15, 2023, City Council directed the City Solicitor to oppose the applications at the Ontario Land Tribunal. The City Solicitor requires further directions for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled to commence on January 22, 2024. Given imminent procedural filing dates set out in the Procedural Order, and other deadlines addressed in Confidential Attachment 1, this matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated November 28, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the appeal until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the final form of the Official Plan amendment and the Zoning by-law amendments are finalized, satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor, which may include provisions for a holding by-law pursuant to Section 36 of the Planning Act regarding the provision of an acceptable sanitary system solution constructed and operational as determined by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, which may include the applicant obtaining the Ministry of the Environment , Conservation and Parks Environmental Compliance Approval and upgrading the existing municipal infrastructure off site, subject to review of the updated Functional Servicing Report to be provided by the Owner; b. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the Transportation Services and Engineering and Construction Services matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated August 10, 2023, and any outstanding issues arising from the ongoing technical review (including but not limited to provision of acceptable reports and studies, parking supply, and the Toronto Green Standards), as they relate to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the owner has submitted to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services for review and acceptance, prior to approval of the rezoning application, a Functional Servicing Report to determine the storm water runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from this development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development; d. the owner has made satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services and enter into the appropriate agreement with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services; e. the owner has provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the acceptable Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and General Manager, Toronto Water, where it has been determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development. In requiring any off site municipal infrastructure upgrades, the owner is to make satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services for Work on the City's Right-of-Way; f. the owner has provided space within the development for installation of maintenance access holes and sampling ports on the private side, as close to the property line as possible, for both the storm and sanitary service connections, in accordance with the Sewers By-law Chapter 681.10; g. the owner has submitted a Housing Issues Report and tenant relocation and assistance plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor in accordance with Official Plan Policy 3.2.1.12; h. the owner has submitted an updated Pedestrian Level Wind Study, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; i. the owner has submitted an updated complete Toronto Green Standards Checklist and Statistics Template, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; j. the owner has submitted a revised Travel Demand Management Plan acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services; and k. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor. 4. City Council require the owner to continue to work with the City during the site plan approval process to maximize soil volumes in order to support large tree planting, which may include lower underground elevations. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix A, and Confidential Appendix B to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM13.14not adopted
The applicant applied to the Committee of Adjustment requesting variances from Site-Specific By-law 187-2022 (Application Number A0269/23EYK), including variances to height, maximum permitted gross floor area, maximum number of dwelling units, minimum number of parking spaces and amenity space. Specific By-law 187-2022 zones the subject property to permit a mixed-use development consisting of two towers of 27-storeys (Tower A) and 33-storeys (Tower B) connected by a 4 to 6-storey base and providing a maximum of 688 dwelling units. The applicant seeks to increase the number of permitted dwelling units to 750, constructing a mixed-use development consisting of a 29-storey mixed use tower (Tower A) and a 38-storey mixed-use tower (Tower B) connected by a 6-storey base with amenity space above. On November 9, 2023, the Etobicoke York District Panel of the Committee of Adjustment approved the requested minor variances, with conditions including an agreement pursuant to s. 45(9) of the Planning Act securing a cash contribution of $484,500 (Decision in Attachment 1). In its report dated November 2, 2023, City Planning Staff noted concerns with six of the ten variances relating to the proposed increase in height and gross floor area and the reduction in amenity space. Staff recommended that an agreement pursuant to s. 45(9) of the Planning Act be entered into, should the Committee of Adjustments approve the minor variance. (Staff Report in Attachment 2). This Motion will authorize and direct the City Solicitor to appeal and to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, along with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the Committee of Adjustment's decision. This Motion will also authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City in her discretion.
City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, did not adopt Motion MM13.14.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Stephen Holyday, seconded by Councillor Vincent Crisanti, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to both appeal and attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body as a party, with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the Committee of Adjustment's decision regarding the proposed development at 8-26 Jopling Avenue South (Application A0269/23EYK). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution regarding Application A0269/23EYK respecting 8-26 Jopling Avenue South and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City, at the City Solicitor's discretion, after consultation with the Councillor, Ward 2, and the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.
CC13.15adopted
On February 2, 2022, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 699 - 711 Lawrence Avenue West (the Site) to permit the construction of a 40-storey residential building containing 360 dwelling units and 162.8 square metres of retail spaces at the ground level. The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Zoning By-law Amendment (the Appeal), to the Ontario Land Tribunal on July 7, 2022. The City Solicitor requires further directions in advance of an upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled for May 27, 2024. For reasons set out in Confidential Attachment 1 consideration of this item is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated November 30, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the final form and content of the Zoning By-law Amendment is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the Owner has satisfactorily addressed matters related to Transportation Services and Engineering and Construction Services as outlined in the City's Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum, dated July 19, 2022; and provided updated technical reports and studies related to transportation matters, if required, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the Owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor; d. the Owner has provided written confirmation that the final design plans provide space within the revised proposal for installation of maintenance access holes and sampling ports on the private side, as close to the property line as possible, for both the storm and sanitary service connections, in accordance with the Sewers By-law Chapter 681.10; e. the Owner has submitted architectural plans reflecting the revised proposal as approved in whole or in part, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; f. the Owner has submitted a Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion Declaration of Use and Screening Form; and confirmed in writing that if there are any affected rental housing units and/or dwelling rooms with existing tenants, that the Owner has submitted a tenant relocation and assistance plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor in accordance with Official Plan Policy 3.2.1.12; g. if applicable, the Owner has provided written confirmation that where a Rental Housing Demolition Application is necessary, that City Council, or the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning where authorized to do so, has authorized the Rental Housing Demolition Application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006; h. the Owner has submitted an updated and completed Toronto Green Standards Checklist and Statistics Template, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and i. that the Zoning By-law Amendment includes the use of a holding symbol ("H") which restricts the uses of the Site to uses, buildings and structures in existence on the date of approval of the Zoning By-law Amendment until the following conditions are satisfied: 1. the Owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report, which includes the determination of storm water runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from the Proposal, and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the Proposal, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; 2. the Owner has made satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services to enter into the appropriate agreement with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the Proposal, according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and 3. the Owner has provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the acceptable Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, to support the Proposal, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and General Manager, Toronto Water, where it has been determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the Proposal. In requiring any off-site municipal infrastructure upgrades, the owner is to make satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services for Work on the City's Right-of-Way. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council and Confidential Appendix A. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM13.15adopted
The applicant applied to the Committee of Adjustment requesting a variance from City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 related to the maximum permitted height of an ancillary building or structure (Application Number A0328/23EYK) (the Application). The Application seeks to legalize and maintain an addition at the top of an existing cabana in the rear yard. On October 26, 2023, the Etobicoke York District Panel of the Committee of Adjustment refused the Application (Decision in Attachment 1). The applicant has appealed the refusal to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (the Appeal). In a report from the Director of Community Planning, Etobicoke York District dated September 28, 2023, Community Planning Staff raised concerns and recommended that the Application be refused (Staff Report in Attachment 2). Planning Staff opined that the Application does not meet the four tests for a minor variance under Section 45(1) of the Planning Act. In particular, Community Planning Staff opined that the prevailing height of ancillary structures in the neighbourhood is the as-of-right zoning condition and that the Application fails to respect and reinforce the character of the neighbourhood. This Motion will authorize and direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, along with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the Appeal. This Motion will also authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City in her discretion.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the Appeal regarding 413 The Kingsway (Application A0328/23EYK). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt negotiate a resolution of the Appeal for 413 The Kingsway (Application A0328/23EYK), and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Stephen Holyday, seconded by Councillor Vincent Crisanti, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the Appeal regarding 413 The Kingsway (Application A0328/23EYK). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt negotiate a resolution of the Appeal for 413 The Kingsway (Application A0328/23EYK) and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Director of Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.
CC13.16adopted
On February 25, 2022, a complete application to amend the Zoning By-law was submitted to permit a 35-storey (111.40 metres, excluding mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building with 472 dwelling units and 397.5 square metres of retail uses at grade (the "Original Proposal") at 131 Lyon Court and 836, 838 Roselawn Avenue (the "Site"). A complete site plan control application in support of the same was submitted on November 9, 2021. A separate Rental Housing Demolition application has also been submitted which proposes to demolish the existing 53 rental dwelling units on the site and replace them in the new building. A Case Management Conference was held on February 23, 2023, where the Ontario Land Tribunal set out procedural deadlines and set down a contested hearing. Revised plans were submitted by the applicant on November 10, 2023. The purpose of this report is to request further instructions for the contested hearing set to begin on March 11, 2024. This matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision. December 19, 2023 The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council, and the confidential instructions to staff have been made public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public: 1. City Council oppose the Ontario Land Tribunal Plans submitted on November 10, 2023 for the lands municipally known as 836 and 838 Roselawn and 131 Lyon Court and 836, 838 Roselawn Avenue, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal with appropriate City staff. 2. City Council accept the without prejudice settlement offer dated November 29, 2023 and attached as Confidential Appendix A to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor and the revised architectural plans, dated November 29, 2023, prepared by Ferris & Associates Inc., and attached as Confidential Appendix B (the "Settlement Offer") to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the Settlement Offer subject to Part 3 below. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Order(s) be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor has advises the Tribunal that: a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law Amendment is to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. the Owner has submitted architectural plans reflecting the proposal as approved in whole or in part, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; c. the Owner has submitted a revised pedestrian level wind study, including the identification of any required mitigation measures to be secured in the Zoning By-law amendment and through the site plan control process, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; d. City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application (Application 21 235748 NNY 08 RH) under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and, should City Council authorize the demolition, that the Applicant has entered into, and registered on title to the lands, an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, securing the replacement of the existing rental dwelling units, including unit mix, size and rents, tenant assistance to mitigate hardship, and other rental related matters, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; e. the Owner has submitted an updated complete Toronto Green Standards Checklist and Statistics Template, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; f. the Owner has submitted a revised Travel Demand Management Plan acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services; g. the Owner has, at its sole cost and expense facilitated the City undertaking a peer review of the submitted Noise and Vibration Assessment, and secured any recommended mitigation measures in the amending by-law, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; h. the Owner has satisfactorily addressed the matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated January 24, 2022, and any outstanding issues arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and i. the Owner has provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the acceptable Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and General Manager, Toronto Water, where it has been determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development. In requiring any off-site municipal infrastructure upgrades, the owner is to make satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services for Work on the City's Right-of-Way. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public, and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix A and Confidential Appendix B to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.
MM13.16adopted
The Township of East York was incorporated on January 1, 1924 with a population of 19,849 and will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2024. In 1953 the Township of East York became one of the local governments as part of the newly created Metropolitan Toronto upper tier level of municipal government. In 1967 the Borough of East York was established through the amalgamation of the former Township of East York and the former Town of Leaside. Known as 'Canada's only Borough', East York continued as a semi-autonomous municipality until 1997 when the Government of Ontario amalgamated seven governments into the new City of Toronto. On March 3, 1997, residents of Metropolitan Toronto held a referendum on the idea of amalgamation. East Yorkers strongly demonstrated their support and commitment for retaining East York's own local government. As a City, Toronto has worked hard to keep the everlasting spirit of East York alive in its many local organizations and communities such as Thorncliffe Park, Crescent Town, Pape Village, Woodbine Heights, Parkview Hills and Topham Park. East York continues to have a strong identity within our city, one which deserves to be celebrated and honoured in East York's centennial year. The City of Toronto is proud to support and continue to associate itself with long-standing East York organizations such as the East York Canada Day celebrations, the East York Seniors Christmas Day Dinner, the Agnes Macphail Award and East York Foundation which was created by an act of Provincial Parliament in 1965.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council recognize the former Borough of East York as an important founding member of the new City of Toronto. 2. City Council request the City Clerk to support the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of East York, in particular at the annual Agnes Macphail awards and at East York Canada Day.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Mayor Olivia Chow, recommends that: 1. City Council recognizes the former Borough of East York as an important founding member of the new city of Toronto. 2. City Council request the City Clerk to support the commemoration of the 100 anniversary of the founding of East York, in particular at the annual Agnes MacPhail awards and at East York Canada Day.
CC13.17adopted
975 Danforth Avenue - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
On April 29, 2022, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 975 Danforth Avenue (the "Site") to permit the construction of a 10-storey mixed-use building with commercial uses on the ground floor and 57 dwelling units above. The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Zoning By-law Amendment (the "Appeal"), to the Ontario Land Tribunal on November 18, 2022. The City Solicitor requires further directions for an upcoming 5-day Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled for February 26, 2024. This matter is urgent and should not be deferred.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated November 24, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the final form and content of the draft zoning by-law is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the Applicant has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services as they relate to the Application to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the Applicant has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Application, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review; and, d. the Applicant has submitted a construction management plan to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, prior to the commencement of any shoring or excavation work, which includes the requirement for the Applicant to undertake the following items in addition to the City's standard construction management plan: i. to establish a construction liaison committee made up of local residents and businesses including a representative from local residents associations, to the satisfaction of the local Councillor, with the construction liaison committee to meet once every two weeks (or at longer intervals agreed between the parties at each meeting) starting at the beginning of construction, and notes/action items from those meetings to be shared with the members and the Councillor's office in a timely way following each meeting; ii. to sweep the construction site daily and nightly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe; iii. to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks, laneways and roadways weekly, or more or less frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe; iv. to ensure that the existing sidewalks and all pedestrian walkways have proper lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night; v. to consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local businesses and residents in advance of any physical road modifications; vi. to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors where necessary to ensure that pedestrians', cyclists' and motorists' safety is considered at all times; vii. to post a 24/7 contact number for the site superintendent on the construction hoarding; viii. to create a publicly accessible website with regular construction updates and post the website address on the subject site; and ix. to allocate a minimum of 75 percent of the total surface area on the construction hoarding to artwork at the Applicant's sole cost, with the design and artist to be chosen at the Applicant's sole discretion. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor and Confidential Appendix A, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM13.17deferred
As City Councillors, we often find ourselves overwhelmed with agenda items and supporting documents. Although the Clerk's Meeting Portal - which is an incredible software - and devices have been provided to us, navigating the numerous documents online has been challenging and we know that a technology-only approach does not work for everyone. Our past process of providing printed materials was understandibly discontinued, during the pandemic, however the practice continued post-pandemic without consulting members. This has resulted in decentralizing the practice and staff from the Mayor's office as well as several Councillor's offices have had to take hours of time to print, collate, and prepare binders for Boards, Committees, and City Council. We need a more balanced approach that is considerate of the impacts on accessibility, vision health, and reducing screen time. Instead of eliminating this service outright, while recognizing our commitment to environmental responsibility, we are proposing that City Council revisit the method of distributing materials for decision making bodies supported by the City Clerk's office as optional and on a by-request basis. This would greatly support council members who prefer or need printed materials while balancing our commitment to reducing paper consumption.
City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, deferred Item MM13.17 to the February 6, 7, and 8, 2024 meeting of City Council.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Amber Morley, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Clerk to consult and survey Members of Council for their interest and requirements in receiving paper copies of legislative meeting material and report back with findings, a proposal and budget implications, as well as options for implementation as part of the 2024 Budget process.
CC13.18adopted
On October 19, 2021, the City received Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to permit 59-and 48-storey mixed-use buildings containing 1,297 dwelling units and 1,100 square metres of non-residential gross floor area. On April 28, 2022, a related Site Plan Control Application was submitted. On July 11, 2022, the applicant appealed the Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not having made a decision within the statutory timeframe (the "Appeals"). A 10-day Ontario Land Tribunal hearing is scheduled to commence on February 5, 2024. The City Solicitor requires further direction for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing. This matter is urgent and cannot be deferred as it is the last opportunity to get instruction from City Council in advance of established procedural exchange dates.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice settlement offer dated November 28, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendix A (the "Settlement Offer") to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor and support a revised proposal that is substantially in accordance with the Revised Plans attached to the Settlement Offer, subject to the recommendations below. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the Settlement Offer and Revised Plans. 3. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment are in final form and content, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the owner has secured replacement of the existing rental housing, including the same number of units, bedroom type and size and with similar rents; c. the owner has secured an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan addressing the right for existing and former tenants to return to a replacement rental unit on the lands at similar rents, the provision of alternative accommodation at similar rents, and other assistance to mitigate hardship, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; d. City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application 21 238874 STE 13 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to permit the demolition of the existing rental dwelling units and the owner has entered into, and registered on title to the lands, one or more agreements with the City, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, securing all rental housing-related matters necessary to implement City Council's decision; e. the owner has entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 24, 2023, prepared by IBI group Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated November 14, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Part 3.f. below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; f. the owner has provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street dated November 14, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; g. the owner has submitted a revised pedestrian level wind study, including the identification of any required mitigation measures to be secured in the Zoning By-law Amendment and through the Site Plan Control process, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; h. the owner has provided confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater, and traffic capacity to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or the determination of whether holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law Amendment; and i. the Owner has entered into an agreement to purchase the public lane bisecting the site from the City, conditional upon City Council approving the permanent closure of the Lane, and subject to the necessary approvals being granted by the appropriate City authorities to declare the Lane surplus and authorize the sale of the Lane to the Owner, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Director, Real Estate Services. 4. In the event the Ontario Land Tribunal approves the proposed development, City Council accept that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act and prior to the issuance of first above grade building permit for the west tower, the Owner shall convey to the City an on-site parkland dedication having a minimum size of 495 square metres, to be combined with an approximately 45 square metre portion of an existing City-owned public lane for a total park size of approximately 540 square metres, to the satisfaction of General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor. 5. City Council approve the acceptance of on-site parkland dedication, subject to the owner transferring the parkland to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition; the owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tiebacks, where such an encumbrance is deemed acceptable by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor; and such an encumbrance will be subject to the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management. 6. City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the Owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. The development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the Owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time. 7. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to this report, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM13.18adopted
This motion recommends that City Council appoint the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, as the City of Toronto's designate on the board of directors for ArtHubs Toronto Inc ("ArtHubs") for an interim period of two years. ArtHubs is a newly formed not-for-profit organization that will assume responsibility for the operation of the community cultural hubs previously managed by Toronto Artscape Inc ("Artscape"), including Daniels Spectrum (Ward 13), Gibraltar Point (Ward 10), Wychwood Barns (Ward 12), and Youngplace (Ward 10). In late August 2023, following a period of sustained financial challenges, Artscape announced that it had become insolvent and would soon enter into receivership. The City subsequently worked with Artscape to stabilize its operations by negotiating with Artscape's primary lender to secure a delay in filing receivership proceedings, and by providing a one-time emergency grant of $125,000 to retain core property management services for Artscape sites, which was matched with other philanthropic support. This allowed time for the City to work with Artscape, its tenants, and other community partners to develop a comprehensive transition plan for each of Artscape's 14 properties. As of December 6, Artscape is not yet in receivership. It is anticipated that a court date for receivership proceedings will be set in the coming weeks. City Council previously authorized staff via MM11.32 to participate in the receivership proceedings and take necessary actions to protect the City's property interests. Council also requested staff to report back at the end of 2023 on any delegated authorities exercised in response to the receivership. As receivership proceedings have not yet commenced, staff now anticipate reporting back to City Council on this matter in early 2024. City efforts have been focused on ensuring the continuity of tenancies for artists, their families and arts organizations housed at Artscape sites. Artscape has recently shared details of the operational transition plan with its tenants. The transition plan ensures that non-profit rental housing will be protected, and that the community hubs will continue to operate as spaces for accessible community arts programing. Key aspects of the transition plan include: · Housing: Artscape Non-Profit Homes Inc. will assume operations of all Artscape-operated rental housing sites. Artscape Non-Profit Homes Inc. is a non-profit housing operator that was established to manage the housing units at Artscape Wychwood Barns and Artscape West Queen West. Artscape Non-Profit Homes Inc. will engage WoodGreen Community Services to provide management services at each of the sites on their behalf. · Community Hubs: ArtHubs Toronto Inc. has been established as a successor non-profit organization to assume operations of the community cultural hubs previously managed by Artscape, including Daniels Spectrum, Gibraltar Point, Wychwood Barns, and Youngplace. ArtHubs will retain many of Artscape's staff to help ensure continuity and stability for tenants and site operations. Through the efforts of the City and a Transition Working Group, arrangements are now in place for financing to ensure necessary working capital for the new not-for-profit's first year of operations, focused on continuity of hub services and tenancy arrangements. In order to secure a matching amount of philanthropic funds, the City will be providing start-up funding of $250,000 to ArtHubs from existing resources within the 2023 operational budget of the Economic Development and Culture Division, and will review options for operating grant support in 2024, including repurposing of grant funds previously provided to Artscape. In its first year of operations, ArtHubs will be governed by a three-person board of directors, including representatives from the City of Toronto and ArtHubs' primary financial partner, and a community representative with extensive experience in cultural space management. The board will be responsible for strategic planning, oversight of business reset and stabilization, financial controls, stakeholder relations, and risk management. It is anticipated that the Board will meet bi-monthly, with additional meetings to be called as required. The City will also collaborate with ArtHubs to establish a tenant and community advisory committee to complement the work of the Board of Directors, and ensure that tenants have a strong and active role in shaping the future of the community hubs. This motion recommends that the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, be appointed as the City's designate for an interim period of the first two years of operations or until a successor is appointed, to ensure close and active involvement in ArtHubs' start-up phase. It is anticipated that the composition of the board will be expanded beyond three members towards the end of 2025, at which point Council would be asked to review the City's representation. This motion is urgent in order to ensure that a City of Toronto designate can participate in the initial meetings of the ArtHubs Toronto Board of Directors.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, as the City of Toronto's designate on the Board of Directors for ArtHubs Toronto Inc., at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on December 31, 2025, or until a successor is appointed.
Staff recommendation as filed
Mayor Olivia Chow, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, as the City of Toronto's designate on the Board of Directors for ArtHubs Toronto Inc., at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on December 31, 2025, or until a successor is appointed.
CC13.19amended
This report is about ongoing litigation of an Ontario Land Tribunal appeal for a matter within the Golden Mile Secondary Plan area. On October 10, 2023, the Applicant filed further revisions to their Revised Applications before the Ontario Land Tribunal, (the October 2023 Applications). The October 2023 Applications in general terms, propose seven new buildings: one at 12 storeys on Eglinton Avenue East, one at eight storeys along the proposed east-west Street adjacent to the Public Park and the remainder ranging from 38 to 48 storeys. The October 2023 Applications include a draft Official Plan Amendment (the October Revised Draft Official Plan Amendment) that proposes an overall density of 5.73 FSI based on the site area of 29,613 square metres and the requested maximum gross floor area of 169,615 square metres. At a Case Management Conference on October 18, 2023, the Ontario Land Tribunal adjourned the January 15, 2024 hearing dates to March 11, 2024 given the Appellants late filing of the October 2023 Applications and the Tribunal directed the Parties to prepare a revised issues list related to the October 2023 Applications. This report seeks direction from Council respecting re-development of the property.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Parthi Kandavel. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A, B, C and D to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff attached to Motion 1 by Councillor Parthi Kandavel, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 4. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. January 22, 2024 The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Parthi Kandavel, were adopted by City Council and have been made public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public with the correction of two technical errors in Parts 9.c.iv. and vi., as follows: 1. City Council continue to oppose the With Prejudice on-the-record Revised Proposal submitted on October 10, 2023, for the lands municipally known as 1891 Eglinton Avenue East (the "Development Site") and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal to continue to oppose the further Revised Proposal. 2. City Council accept the Without Prejudice Settlement Offer for the Development Site subject to Parts 3 to 13 below and subject to the Owner agreeing to the following modifications to the Without Prejudice Settlement Offer in writing by December 20, 2023, or such date as may be agreed to by the City Solicitor: a. Page 3 of Confidential Appendix A to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor is amended to reflect either that: (1) the Owner agrees that a case management conference (not a hearing on a merits) for the Future Development Area will not occur any earlier than April 30 2025, unless otherwise consented to in writing by the City Solicitor; or (2) the "Future Development Area" would not be left in abeyance before the Ontario Land Tribunal, the existing Zoning By-law Amendment appeal before the Tribunal would be disposed of in its entirety based on this settlement as shown in Confidential Appendix B to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor only and a new Zoning By-law Amendment application would be required to be submitted to the City for the "Future Development Area"; b. Page 3 of Confidential Appendix A to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor, the entire bullet respecting Parkland is deleted and replaced with Parts 4 to 7 below; c. Confidential Appendix B to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor is updated to reflect the mix of bedroom types to align with the Golden Mile Secondary Plan and, in particular: (1) a minimum of 10 percent 3-bedroom or 4-bedroom dwelling units or larger; and (2) a minimum of 25 percent two-bedroom dwelling units or larger, for a combined total of a minimum of 35 percent of larger dwelling units in the development; d. Confidential Appendix C to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor is replaced with Confidential Appendix D to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor, subject to any modifications satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and which shall remain subject to Part 10 below; and e. the Owner commits in writing to create convertible dwelling unit(s) which could be offered for sale as 4-bedroom units to determine if there is interest in the community for such dwelling units. 3. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the City Solicitor and the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, in the context of the Zoning By-law Amendment Application to make any such final determinations related to the content, form, timing, phasing, and implementation of any such matters related to the Zoning By-law Amendment, including determinations of where such matters are secured to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor in order to implement the directions in this report. Parkland Dedication 4. Prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for the earlier of building C or D, City Council accept an on-site parkland dedication pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act having a minimum size of 2,196 square metres, in the location generally as shown on Confidential Appendix B to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor to the report from the City Solicitor with the exact size, location and configuration of the on-site parkland dedication to be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the on-site parkland dedication to be transferred to the City shall be in an acceptable environmental condition, free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments; and the Owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tiebacks, if any, where such encumbrances are deemed acceptable by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor; and such encumbrances will be subject to the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management. 5. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation: a. to enter into the City's standard form agreements, with insurance, release and indemnity and associated compensation to the City (in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management) and in favor of the City, for tieback installations, construction staging and/or crane swings, if deemed appropriate by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, for the future park on 1891 Eglinton Avenue East; and b. to accept completion of the Parkland in Recommendation 5 above within 3 years after issuance of the first above grade building permit for Building C, with an understanding that there may be reasonable extensions granted as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. 6. City Council require a restriction under Section 118 of the Land Titles Act be registered on the Lands, or as may be scoped to the lands forming the Parkland, until such time as the Parkland specified in Part 5 above has been conveyed to the City, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor. 7. City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the Owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the Owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time. Community Benefits 8. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor with input from the community, to continue discussions, and to report back on the outcome of any proposed agreement with the Owner for: a. the potential provision of the on-site child care centre on the lands as an in-kind contribution in accordance with the City's Community Benefits Charge By-law; and b. the potential provision of affordable housing on the lands as an in-kind contribution in accordance with the City's Community Benefits Charge By-law. Matters Requested to be Secured 9. City Council direct that the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning secured the following matters as part of the Zoning By-law Amendment, Conditions of Subdivision Approval for the Subdivision Agreement, conditions of approval for a site plan application and/or as part of the Site Plan Agreement(s), where deemed appropriate by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor: a. the Owner shall prepare, at its expense, a Public Art plan (the "Public Art Plan") for the provision of any Public Art on the Development Site and shall submit the Public Art Plan to the City, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Toronto Public Art Commission, and to City Council for approval, in accordance with the terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Planner and the Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; the Public Art Plan may include design strategies to incorporate indigenous culture/history; b. prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for any residential development on each Block where public art is planned, the Owner shall provide financial security in the form of a Letter of Credit for public art, identified in the approved Public Art Plan to secure the commission and installation of public art in accordance with the approved Public Art Plan in Part 9.a. above; c. the required transportation improvements and transportation demand management measures identified in the Multi-Modal Transportation Impact Study accepted and satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services and secured to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in the Zoning By-law Amendment, where appropriate, in addition to the following identified matters: i. a minimum of 1 car-share space per 350 dwelling units; ii. a detailed design and signage of Dedicated Shared Vehicle Zones on site in proximity to the main building; iii. a shared mobility hub at the southeast corner of the proposed parkland; iv. the Owner shall pay to the City, by certified cheque, the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) in Canadian funds, indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan area, for the future implementation of a minimum of five (5) bike-share stations, at locations that may be determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services; v. the Owner shall provide a minimum of 100 bike share annual memberships; vi. prior to the issuance of any above grade building permit in each Building where bike repair stations are planned for and identified in the Site Plan Control Application satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, Transportation Services, the Owner shall provide a letter of credit in the amount of $1,500 for the provision of each bike repair station per building to a minimum of four (4) bike repair stations for all residential towers subject of the zoning application on the Development Site, and thereafter provide evidence of installation in a form satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services for such financial security to be returned; vii. prior to the issuance of any above grade building permit for each building, the Owner shall provide a letter of credit for $5,000 for the provision of each real-time transportation information screen for each building, up to four (4) real-time transportation information screens for the residential towers in the zoning and thereafter provide evidence of installation, such as in a form satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services for such financial security to be returned; viii. the Owner shall provide a financial contribution satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services for the future Victoria Park Avenue or Warden Avenue Transit Study, indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan area, calculated from the date of the approval of the Zoning By-law Amendment to the date of payment, as secured in the Conditions of Approval for the Draft Plan of Subdivision; and ix. prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit on the lands, the Owner shall provide a financial contribution to the City in an amount satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services for a future Golden Mile Transportation Monitoring Study, as secured in the Conditions of Approval for the Draft Plan of Subdivision; d. the Owner shall provide, at their sole cost and expense, a wind tunnel testing for the development as part of a site plan control application, and thereafter secure and implement mitigation measures identified in any accepted Wind Tunnel Study/Report satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; e. a privately owned publicly accessible open spaces adjacent to the intersection at Eglinton Avenue East and Pharmacy Avenue, whereby as a pre-approval condition to Site Plan Approval for Building A and/or Building B, the Owner shall convey to the City, for nominal consideration, easement(s) along the surface of the lands, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, which shall constitute the privately owned publicly accessible open spaces and any required public access easements to connect the privately owned publicly accessible open spaces to adjacent privately owned publicly accessible open spaces and/or public rights-of-way, where necessary; and the Owner shall own, operate, maintain and repair the privately owned publicly accessible open spaces and install and maintain a sign, at its own expense, stating that members of the public shall be entitled to use the privately owned publicly accessible open spaces at all times of the day and night, 365 days of the year; and the specific location, configuration and design of the privately owned publicly accessible open spaces shall be determined in the context of a site plan approval for each building and/or block pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and secured in a Site Plan Agreement with the City; f. the provision of surface public pedestrian access easements to provide access from Eglinton Avenue East through to proposed centralized landscape open space the public park to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, with the exact location, design and timing of delivery of the surface pedestrian easement(s) to be determined in the context of a Site Plan Approval; the Owner shall own, operate, maintain and repair the public pedestrian easement area and install and maintain a sign, at its own expense, stating that members of the public shall be entitled to use the public pedestrian easement at certain times of the day and night, and the Owner may restrict other uses of this space, so long as they do not unreasonably obstruct pedestrian movement of persons of all ages and abilities with such matters determined in the context of a site plan approval(s) pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and secured in a Site Plan Agreement(s) with the City; g. prior to the issuance of Site Plan Approval for any part of the Development Site, the Owner shall provide a design brief, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; h. the Owner will construct and maintain the Development Site in accordance with Tier 1, Toronto Green Standard, and the Owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2, Toronto Green Standard, or higher, where appropriate, consistent with the performance standards of Toronto Green Standards applicable at the time of the site plan application for each building on the Development Site; i. the requirements for a construction management plan to be provided at site plan approval, including but not limited to, noise, dust, size and location of staging areas, location and function of gates, dates of significant concrete pouring, lighting details, vehicular parking and queuing locations, street closures, coordination with adjacent on-going development construction, parking and laneway uses and access, refuse storage, site security, site supervisor contact information, any required coordination with Metrolinx regarding the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, and a communication strategy with the surrounding community, and any other matters requested by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services; j. implementation of, and/or mitigation measures listed, in any the reports, studies and plans accepted by the City submitted by the Owner and any such implementation measures secured in the appropriate agreements; k. the conditions and matters as identified in memorandums provided to the City on behalf of Metrolinx as it relates to the Eglinton LRT, utility companies Toronto District School Board, and Toronto District Catholic School Board, based on their review of the development applications, all of which are identified satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and secured in the appropriate agreement(s), the Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision conditions (where appropriate), satisfactory to the City Solicitor; l. as part of the first site plan application and prior to any site plan approval on any part of the site, the Owner shall provide a revised landscape plan and soil volume plan for the entire Development Site, including streetscape cross-sections, all satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Director, Urban Forestry; and m. as part of the first site plan application and prior to any site plan approval on any part of the Development Site, the Owner shall provide a Public Utilities Plan for the entire Development Site to ensure, among other matters, that above ground and underground utilities and streetscape elements, such as street trees, sidewalk locations are located at appropriate locations for all new and existing streets and such plan should be submitted as a separate grayed out underlay and underlay on the Landscape Plan required above, for the entire Development Site, all satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Director, Urban Forestry. Conditions to Ontario Land Tribunal Order 10. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeal in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold the issuance of any Order(s) on the Official Plan Amendment until such time as the Ontario Land Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the final content and form of the Official Plan Amendment is to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, including any revisions to the maps and schedules to the Official Plan Amendment as may be necessary to implement the Settlement Offer. 11. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment until: a. the City Solicitor advises that the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment(s) are in a final form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; and b. the Owner has, at its sole cost and expense: i. submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, Hydrogeological Review, including the Foundation Drainage Report ("Engineering Reports") to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water; ii. has secured the design and the provision of financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development, according to the accepted Engineering Reports, accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water; iii. ensured the implementation of the accepted Engineering Reports does not require changes to the proposed amending By-laws or any such required changes have been made to the proposed amending By-laws, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, including the use of a Holding ("H") By-law symbol regarding any new or upgrades to existing municipal servicing infrastructure as may be required; and iv. provided a final form of a Phasing Plan on the Development Site be provided to the City in a form and content acceptable to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services. 12. Prior to attending the Ontario Land Tribunal, City Council direct that the Owner shall: a. make a complete resubmission of the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications through the Toronto Building Division to update all plans, drawings and reports to reflect and implement the Settlement Offer as accepted by City Council; and b. provide an updated Phasing Plan for the development subject of the settlement offer satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services. 13. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and necessary City staff to take such necessary steps, as required, to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor and Attachment 1 to Motion 1 by Councillor Parthi Kandavel are now public, the City Solicitor having exercised the City Solicitor's discretion to make them public, and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices C and D to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they pertain to litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contain advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices C and D to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix A, Confidential Appendix B, Confidential Appendix C and Confidential Appendix D to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council, at the discretion of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it is about litigation before the Ontario Land Tribunal and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM13.19adopted
On December 7, 2023, a pedestrian died at the intersection of Winona Drive and St. Clair Avenue West. This is a tragedy which has become far too common on the streets of Toronto. This motion requests an urgent review of the intersection of Winona Drive and St. Clair Avenue West. Members of the community in Ward 9, Davenport and Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's have also expressed their concern about an intersection one block north at Winona Drive and Barrie Avenue. At both of these intersections, and on the road between them, there are urgent safety concerns which need to be addressed, including frequent wrong-way vehicles, cars not obeying posted signs, and high volumes of truck and heavy vehicle traffic. This matter is urgent because expedited review of this intersection and the resulting recommendations will address an urgent safety risk to pedestrians and vulnerable road users.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Toronto Police Service as necessary, to report back to Toronto and East York Community Council in the first quarter of 2024 on traffic, cyclist, and pedestrian safety at the intersection of St. Clair Avenue West and Winona Drive with recommendations to make this intersection safer, following the pedestrian fatality which occurred at St. Clair Avenue West and Winona Drive on December 7, 2023, and that the General Manager, Transportation Services, consider the Complete Streets Guidelines when making the recommendations. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back to Toronto and East York Community Council in the first quarter of 2024 with recommendations to improve traffic, cyclist, and pedestrian safety on Winona Drive between St. Clair Avenue West and Barrie Avenue, and at the intersection of Winona Drive and Barrie Avenue, and that the General Manager, Transportation Services, consider the Complete Streets Guidelines when making the recommendations.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Councillor Josh Matlow, recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Toronto Police Service as necessary, to report back to Toronto and East York Community Council in the first quarter of 2024 on traffic, cyclist, and pedestrian safety at the intersection of St. Clair Avenue West and Winona Drive with recommendations to make this intersection safer, following the pedestrian fatality which occurred at St. Clair Avenue West and Winona Drive on December 7, 2023, and that the General Manager, Transportation Services, consider the Complete Streets Guidelines when making the recommendations. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back to Toronto and East York Community Council in the first quarter of 2024 with recommendations to improve traffic, cyclist, and pedestrian safety on Winona Drive between St. Clair Avenue West and Barrie Avenue, and at the intersection of Winona Drive and Barrie Avenue, and that the General Manager, Transportation Services, consider the Complete Streets Guidelines when making the recommendations.
CC13.20adopted
City Council adopted Official Plan Amendment 231 on December 18, 2013, following the Five-Year Official Plan and Municipal Comprehensive Reviews regarding employment lands. In addition to setting out city-wide economic policies, Official Plan Amendment 231 also amended the land use designations applicable to many parcels of land, in some cases by adding new or amending existing site and area specific policies or secondary plans. Through Council's adoption of Official Plan Amendment 231, Area 3 of the in-force Garrison Common North Secondary Plan was amended to include only those lands bound by Dufferin Street to the west, King Street West to the north, Hanna Avenue to the east, and the Lakeshore Rail Corridor to the south, corresponding to the western portion of the neighbourhood known as Liberty Village. Area 3 had previously extended further east to Pirandello Street. Area 3 applies to approximately 33 hectares (80 acres) of lands under various ownership with an existing city-block pattern (Area 3). The lands were previously designated Employment Areas with live-work uses permitted; Official Plan Amendment 231 redesignated these lands as a mix of Core Employment Areas and General Employment Areas where residential uses were not permitted. The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing approved the majority of Official Plan Amendment 231, including amendments to the Garrison Common North Secondary Plan, with limited modifications in July 2014. At the time, the Planning Act allowed appeals to the Ontario Municipal Board even where the Minister had issued an approval. A total of 178 appeals were received, and approximately 60 remain under appeal at the Ontario Land Tribunal, the successor to the Ontario Municipal Board. The Ontario Land Tribunal has scheduled a 10-day hearing to commence in January 2024 to deal with outstanding appeals involving lands subject to Area 3 policies of the Garrison Common North Secondary Plan. These are: 1. Appeal 32, respecting the entirety of lands within Area 3 (Appellant 1); 2. Appeal 49, respecting 153 Dufferin Street (Appellant 2); and 3. Appeal 13, respecting 1 Jefferson Avenue and 1A Atlantic Avenue. The City Solicitor received a With Prejudice offer to settle from Appellant 1 and another With Prejudice offer to settle from Appellant 2 and requires further directions for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled for January 2024. This matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the with prejudice offers to settle Appeal 32 to Official Plan Amendment 231 dated November 21, 2023, and Appeal 49 to Official Plan Amendment 231 dated December 1, 2023 set out in Public Attachments A and B to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor, respectively, and City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to modify and partially approve Official Plan Amendment 231, substantially in accordance with the Revised Site and Area Specific Policy attached as Public Attachments A and B the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that Appeal 32 and Appeal 49 of Official Plan Amendment 231 be allowed in part, on the basis of the requested modifications to and partial approval of Official Plan Amendment 231. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM13.20adopted
The City has made great strides in creating new housing options with one such being a new residence of 57 affordable and accessible housing units at 39 Dundalk Drive in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre that were officially opened on November 22, 2023, by Mayor Chow. The new residence is one of seven modular housing initiatives approved by City Council as a rapid and cost-effective response to the housing needs of residents facing challenges in accessing adequate housing. The residents of Ward 21 and their City Councillor Michael Thompson have embraced this housing initiative as an essential addition to the mix of housing desperately needed across all areas of the City. The plight of Toronto's homeless population became obvious and clear to Scarborough Centre residents and Councillor Thompson when they frequently engaged with a homeless woman named Domenica outside the local Highland Farms near Ellesmere and Kennedy Road. Domenica refused housing in the City's shelter system because, she said, it didn't give her a dignified life. Construction began in 2022 on the Dundalk Drive residences and the units were delivered in November 2023, thanks to inter-governmental co-operation and the City of Toronto's push to deliver affordable housing at record numbers. Housing First and other agencies will provide 24/7 wrap-around support for the new residents - assistance that promises a "dignified" home for its tenants, as Domenica desired. This item is deemed urgent as it is part of the buildings final stages of completion not wanting to create any further delay.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. Despite the provisions of the City of Toronto Property Naming Policy, City Council officially name the residence at 39 Dundalk Drive as Domenica Place.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Michael Thompson, seconded by Mayor Olivia Chow, recommends that: 1. Despite the provisions of the City of Toronto Property Naming Policy, City Council officially name the residence at 39 Dundalk Drive as Domenica Place.
CC13.21adopted
181-191 Eglinton Avenue East - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Request for Directions Report
The purpose of this report is to request further instructions for the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing into this matter currently scheduled to commence on February 12, 2024, for two weeks. The applicant appealed the proposed amendments to the Zoning By-Law to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the time prescribed by the Planning Act.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the Zoning By-law Amendment application appeal for the lands at 181-191 Eglinton Avenue East, and to continue to work with the Applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request in the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeal, in whole or in part, that the issuance of any final orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that: a. the final form and content of the Zoning By-laws are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the Applicant has provided confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater capacity to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, or the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services has determined that holding provisions are required in the Zoning By-law Amendment; and c. the Applicant has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement the decision of City Council. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 1, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report. 2. If the confidential instructions in Confidential Attachment 1 are adopted, City Council authorize the public release of the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1, with the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice and information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM13.21adopted
Women's professional sports are on the rise in North America. The recent successes of teams such as Angel City Football Club in the American National Women's Soccer League demonstrate that professional women's sports franchises can draw significant crowds, generate economic activity, and build community. As Canada's largest city, Toronto has an opportunity to be a leader in promoting gender equity in sport. Toronto is home to many professional sports teams and will welcome a new Professional Women's Hockey League team in 2024. Project 8, led by two-time Olympic-medalist Diana Matheson, plans to launch a new Canadian professional women's soccer league in 2025. The league is structured to include eight teams across Canada competing in two conferences. Three teams have signed on to the league to-date, including AFC Toronto City, along with teams in Vancouver and Calgary. AFC Toronto City was founded earlier this year by an experienced team committed to growing the game of soccer in Toronto. Currently, AFC Toronto City is seeking a potential home field and associated facilities. As the City prepares to welcome the world to Toronto for the FIFA Men's World Cup in 2026, it is important to consider the broader legacy of the tournament. A key community-building opportunity is growing the participation of women in soccer. The City can work toward this objective by supporting the establishment of a professional women's soccer league in Toronto.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council express its support for the establishment of a professional women's soccer league in Toronto and its commitment to championing gender equity in sport. 2. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation, in consultation with the FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto Secretariat, to explore opportunities to support the establishment of a professional women's soccer team in Toronto, including helping to identify potential sites. 3. City Council request the FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto Secretariat to advance growing the participation of women in sport as a key legacy opportunity of hosting the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Toronto.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jaye Robinson, seconded by Mayor Olivia Chow recommends that: 1. City Council express its support for the establishment of a professional women's soccer league in Toronto and its commitment to championing gender equity in sport. 2. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation, in consultation with the FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto Secretariat, to explore opportunities to support the establishment of a professional women's soccer team in Toronto, including helping to identify potential sites. 3. City Council request the FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto Secretariat to advance growing the participation of women in sport as a key legacy opportunity of hosting the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Toronto.
CC13.22amended
The purpose of this report is to request further instructions for the Ontario Land Tribunal appeal respecting the development application at 172-186 Finch Avenue West, 1-33 Grantbrook Street and 305-313 Hendon Avenue. The applicant appealed the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment to the Ontario Land Tribunal on November 30, 2022, due to Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the time prescribed by the Planning Act.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Lily Cheng. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (December 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff attached to Motion 1 by Councillor Lily Cheng. 4. City Council direct that the balance of of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Lily Cheng, and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the Settlement Offer as set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (December 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its final Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal until such time as the Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that: a. the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments implementing the Settlement Offer are finalized in a form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. the owner has addressed the matters identified in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated November 23, 2023, and any outstanding issues arising from the ongoing technical review (including the provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments application to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. in the event the updated servicing reports referred to in Part 2.b. above identify necessary upgrades or modifications to municipal infrastructure including the provision of servicing or functional items above, the owner shall enter into financially secured agreement(s) for the construction of any such improvements all to be completed at no cost to the City and to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; d. a Holding provision has been included in the implementing zoning by-law to ensure the necessary municipal infrastructure is in place before any development can proceed for the site; e. the owner has submitted a revised Travel Demand Management Plan, parking study, and vehicle maneuvering diagrams acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services and that such matters arising from such study be secured if required; f. the owner has submitted updated complete Toronto Green Standards Checklists and Statistics Templates to the satisfaction of satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; g. the applicant has submitted a plan of subdivision application, or has otherwise made appropriate arrangements to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, to secure the public street and required public conveyances to City standards; h. the owner has submitted a revised Heritage Impact Assessment that includes a conservation strategy to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; i. the owner has entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 172 Finch Avenue West, substantially in accordance with the accepted Heritage Impact Assessment that includes a conservation strategy to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; j. the owner has submitted an application and gained approval in writing under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the proposed alterations to the heritage property at 172 Finch Avenue West; and k. the owner has provided a revised Pedestrian Wind Study, such report to be reviewed with recommendations implemented as part of the amending Official Plan policies and Zoning By-laws. 2. City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the Owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry Recreation; the development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the Owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time. 3. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the local Ward Councillor and the City Solicitor, to work with the applicant to explore the feasibility of providing an in-kind community benefit at the historical heritage building on the site, pursuant to 37(6) of the Planning Act, and to report back to City Council for further instruction if the applicant offers such an in-kind community benefit. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (December 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor and Confidential Attachment 1 to Motion 1 by Councillor Lily Cheng are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 2, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix A to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM13.22adopted
At its meeting on July 19, 2023, City Council adopted recommendations in the report (June 6, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District approving an amendment to Zoning By-law 438-86 and Zoning By-law 141-2005 to amend the Zoning By-law for Phases 4 and 5 of the Regent Park revitalization by amending the permitted uses, building heights and tower locations, and other performance standards. As the design for the first Toronto Community Housing Corporation building has progressed, a modification to Map 3 of the draft Zoning By-law amendment has been requested by Toronto Community Housing Corporation to allow for a building design that will better accommodate larger units and meet the needs of Toronto Community Housing Corporation tenant households. The modification amends the Tower Locations Map to locate Tower D a minimum of 20 metres from the Gerrard Street East frontage instead of 30 metres as originally proposed. The permitted location for Tower D is also revised to provide a longer dimension in the north-south direction (45 metres instead of 40 metres) and a narrower dimension in the east-west direction (35 metres instead of 40 metres). The maximum permitted height (90 metres and 26 storeys) and floorplate (800 square metres gross floor area) of the tower remain unchanged. The modification to Map 3 is in keeping with the vision of the development framework and Zoning By-law for Regent Park considered by City Council. The tower continues to be significantly set back from Gerrard Street East and would not result in substantially different impacts than the original proposal. Accordingly, it would be appropriate for City Council to approve an amendment to the Zoning By-law amendment without the added necessity for further public notice. The reason for urgency is that the Zoning was approved at the last meeting of City Council and these amendments are necessary to permit the development of the affordable housing to proceed without delay.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend the Zoning By-law amendment substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to Item MM13.22. 2. City Council determine that, pursuant to Subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further public notice is required in respect of the proposed amendment to the Zoning By-law amendment.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Zoning By-law amendment substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to this Motion. 2. City Council determine that, pursuant to Subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further public notice is required in respect of the proposed amendment to the Zoning By-law amendment.
CC13.23amended
4174 Dundas Street West - Request for Directions
On August 31, 2021, a Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted proposing a 15-storey residential building with 117 units, a gross floor area of 13,194 square metres and a density of 6.4 times the area of the lot. On December 23, 2021, the applicant appealed the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Ontario Land Tribunal, citing City Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the prescribed timelines of the Planning Act. At its meeting of June 15 and 16, 2022, City Council directed the City Solicitor to oppose the application at the Ontario Land Tribunal. On July 22, 2022, the applicant submitted an Official Plan Amendment application in support of its Zoning By-law Amendment Application. This application was appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal on November 21, 2022, and the two appeals were consolidated at the Ontario Land Tribunal. At its meeting of May 10, 11 and 12, 2023, City Council directed the City Solicitor to oppose the applications at the Ontario Land Tribunal. The City Solicitor requires further directions for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled to commence on February 12, 2024. Given imminent procedural filing dates set out in the Procedural Order, and other deadlines addressed in Confidential Attachment 1, this matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 6, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motion 1 by Councillor Stephen Holyday. 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, in order to prevent the residents of, visitors to, or tradespersons at 4174 Dundas Street West from obtaining a parking permit. 3. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix A and Revised Confidential Appendix B to the report (December 6, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 4. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to Motion 1 by Councillor Stephen Holyday. 5. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix B to the report (December 6, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 6, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted as amended by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated December 5, 2023, set out in Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (December 6, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order(s) on the appeal until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the final form and content of the Official Plan Amendment is satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. the final form and content of the Zoning By-law Amendments is satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; c. the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments includes the existing holding ("H") conditions identified in Section 4(i) of Zoning By-law 717-2006, as amended, on the Site, including revisions as required, with the hold symbol not to be lifted until City Council is satisfied as to the availability of all road improvements, infrastructure, servicing and school capacity, to accommodate the proposed development; d. the owner has provided a revised Functional Servicing Report, a revised Stormwater Management Report, and a revised Geotechnical Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; e. the owner has provided a revised Transportation Impact Study to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; f. the owner has made satisfactory arrangements with the City and has entered into the appropriate agreements for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the development, according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management and Geotechnical Reports and accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the Traffic Impact Study accepted by the General Manager, Transportation Services; g. the owner has provided loading spaces, parking spaces and accessible parking spaces, as well as drive aisle widths and turning radii, in accordance with the supply and dimensional requirements of city-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; h. the owner has provided a revised Arborist Report, Tree Inventory and Preservation Plan, Natural Heritage Impact Study, and Landscape Plan which identifies and labels via shading and notation the areas to be conveyed/restored/renaturalised, the new property boundary and the fencing, and addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, all to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority; i. the owner agrees to restore and renaturalise the lands located below the long-term stable top-of-bank and the adjoining buffer zone lands located within 10 metres of the long-term stable top-of-bank to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority; j. the owner has satisfied the requirements of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority regarding requested revisions to reports, and policy and/or zoning revisions requested to address the long-term stable top-of-bank issue; k. the owner has satisfied the requirements of the Toronto District School Board and the Toronto Catholic District School Board regarding signage and warning clauses; and l. the owner revises the draft Zoning By-law Amendments to rezone the lands located below the long-term stable top-of bank and the buffer zone lands located within 10 metres of the long-term stable top-of-bank as Open Space-Natural Zone (ON), and revises plans to show a two metre building setback to the future ON zoned lands, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. 3. Prior to Site Plan Approval, the owner prepares all documents and conveys a 0.4-metre road widening along the frontage of the property on Dundas Street West, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the City Solicitor. 4. Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner conveys all lands below the long-term stable top-of-slope and the adjoining 10-metre buffer from the long-term stable top-of-slope to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, to the satisfaction of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor. 5. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to include the following as a Site Plan approval condition: a. the Owner shall insert the following advisory into all agreements of purchase and sale or agreements to lease and condominium declaration document(s) for each affected residential unit within the development: Purchasers acknowledge and agree that purchasers or residents of the development will not be eligible for on street-parking permits under the City of Toronto Municipal Code. Purchasers agree that, despite the status or availability of on-street parking permits for residents in the development area as of the date of this document, the availability of on-street parking permits in the development area for the purchasers or residents of the development may, at the discretion of City of Toronto Council, be modified, amended or removed at any time in accordance with the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as amended from time to time and its successors, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code. b. the Owner shall insert the following advisory into all agreements of purchase and sale or agreements to lease and condominium declaration document(s) for each affected residential unit within the development: The building contains 107 units, served on site by 147 total parking spaces, of which 132 are resident parking spaces, and 15 are visitor parking spaces. The total of 147 parking spaces includes 5 accessible parking spaces, one on each parking level. Additional parking for overflow, visitors and residents, including overnight, is of limited or no availability. For visitors: [insert the 5 closest locations that provide off-street parking, Green P on-street parking, or parking for more than 3 hours] For residents: [insert locations of 5 closest off-street parking locations that offer overnight or monthly parking] 6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix A and Revised Confidential Appendix B to the report (December 6, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and Confidential Attachment 1 to Motion 1 by Councillor Stephen Holyday are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix B to the report (December 6, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix B to the report (December 6, 2023) from the City Solicitor and the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 6, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix A, and Confidential Appendix B to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
MM13.23adopted
The purpose of this Motion is to seek on behalf of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services, City Council's authorization to amend Purchase Order #6054610 and contract 23ECS-RD-09SP with Midome Construction Services Limited dated March 29, 2023, for the installation of new streetcar tracks and associated infrastructure on Adelaide Street, between York Street and Victoria Street. This work is a part of the planned streetcar detour around the Ontario Line Queen Street closure. The project, delivered by the City and funded by Metrolinx, is progressing well and is on schedule for completion by spring 2024. In accordance with Item 2023-GG2.16, approved by City Council on March 29, 2023, Midome Construction Services Limited was awarded a non-competitive contract totalling $40,240,992, exclusive of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries to deliver the work. While the final approved agreement and purchase order from Metrolinx to the City includes contingency funds totalling $3,376,905.60, net of Harmonized Sales Tax, the original council-approved contract and Purchase Order did not include these contingency funds. This omission was due to the streetcar detour works agreement between the City and Metrolinx not being finalized and signed until March 29, 2023, the same day the construction contract was approved by Toronto City Council. To enable the utilization of the contingency amount within the awarded contract to Midome, City Council approval is required. The total value of the Purchase Order Amendment being requested is $3,376,905.60, net of Harmonized Sales Tax, revising the current Purchase Order value from $40,240,992 net of Harmonized Sales Tax to up to $43,617,897.60 net of Harmonized Sales Tax. The full value of this Purchase Order Amendment will be funded by Metrolinx, in accordance with the City's agreement with Metrolinx and the TTC dated March 29, 2023. Given the urgent nature of this work, the Metrolinx-funded works will temporarily be accommodated within the 2023-2032 Transportation Services Major Roads Rehabilitation capital budget (CTP 315-06) until a budget adjustment is made in the subsequent capital variance report. Reason for urgency: Construction work is currently taking place on Adelaide Street.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize an amendment to Purchase Order 6054610 and Contract 23ECS-RD-09SP with Midome Construction Services Limited for the installation of new streetcar tracks and associated infrastructure on Adelaide Street, between York Street and Victoria Street in the amount of $3,376,905.60 net of Harmonized Sales Tax, revising the current Purchase Order value from $40,240,992 net of Harmonized Sales Tax to up to $43,617,897.60 net of Harmonized Sales Tax.
Staff recommendation as filed
Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize an amendment to Purchase Order #6054610 and Contract 23ECS-RD-09SP with Midome Construction Services Limited for the installation of new streetcar tracks and associated infrastructure on Adelaide Street, between York Street and Victoria Street in the amount of $3,376,905.60 net of Harmonized Sales Tax, revising the current Purchase Order value from $40,240,992 net of Harmonized Sales Tax to up to $43,617,897.60 net of Harmonized Sales Tax.
CC13.24adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 66 Chares Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. The property at 66 Charles Street East is located on the north side of Charles Street East to the west of Church Street. Constructed in 1872 and remodeled in the Second Empire style by builder and property developer Arthur Coleman in 1886, the property bears a strong resemblance to the adjacent properties at 62-64 Charles Street East which were constructed by Arthur Coleman and Thomas Smith in 1884. Together with the neighbouring Part IV Designated properties at 62-64 Charles Street East, 628 Church Street, and 634-636 Church Street, the property at 66 Charles Street East forms part of a group of late nineteenth and early twentieth century residential structures that anchor the northwest corner of Church Street and Charles Street East. Between 1904 and 1910, the property was the home of noted cartoonist, journalist, poet, and lecturer John Wilson Bengough. Declared a National Historic Person by the Government of Canada in 1938, a commemorative plaque was installed at the property in 1983 by Parks Canada. The property continued to function as a residence until 1974 when it was purchased by lawyer Gerald Sternberg and converted to offices by 1980. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the property at 66 Charles Street East and determined that the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under the criteria for Design/Physical, Historical/Associative, and Contextual value. As such, the property is a significant built heritage resource. A Committee of Adjustment application for a Minor Variance to convert the existing two-and-one-half-storey detached residential building at 66 Charles Street East into an 11-storey apartment building was submitted on September 6, 2023. The project will retain the main section of the existing residential structure and construct a nine-storey rear addition above and behind the rear third of the main structure. The first storey of the existing structure will be converted into an entrance lobby, while the second and third storeys will be converted into residential suites A Heritage Impact Assessment is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. A Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Philip Goldsmith dated November 3, 2023 was submitted as part of the Committee of Adjustment application. City staff recommend that to ensure the conservation conditions of a Site Plan that it be done through designation of the property under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. On November 28, 2022, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) received Royal Assent. Schedule 6 of the More Homes Built Faster Act which amended the Ontario Heritage Act and came into effect on January 1, 2023. As of January 1, 2023, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application that would trigger a Prescribed Event, the property must be listed in the heritage register prior to the Prescribed Event occurring to designate a property. This requirement does not apply to a Prescribed Event that has occurred prior to January 1, 2023. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. Designation also enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 66 Charles Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 66 Charles Street East (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 28, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in City Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 66 Charles Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 66 Charles Street East (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 28, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
MM13.24adopted
2150 and 2194 Lake Shore Blvd and 23 Park Lawn Road (the "Lands") is a phased, mixed use development approved by Council in 2022 that comprises approximately 7500 residential units, including affordable housing, as well as two on-site parkland dedications, a new GO station, and community facilities such as a new public library, community recreation centre, two child care centres and a community agency space. The required conveyance of lands for parkland purposes, pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990. C. P. 13, for the Lands, must be completed prior to the issuance of the first Above-Grade Building Permit for the first building in Phase 2 and in Phase 3, respectively, in accordance with Chapter 415 of the Municipal Code. However, in discussions with the Owner, there are certain construction constraints within Phase 2 and 3 of the development, each of which comprises multiple high-rise towers and the construction of new public streets, that necessitates the delay of both parkland conveyances until first residential occupancy of the last building adjacent to each park site. Overall, the delayed conveyance of the parkland will allow for minimal disruption to the build out of the parklands and ensure safety and comfort to the park users once construction of the adjacent buildings have been completed. It is also intended to minimize disruption to traffic by allowing the Owner to use the future parkland for construction staging rather than seeking permission to temporarily close lanes on Lake Shore Boulevard and Park Lawn Road. The alternate conveyance timing would require the delivery of the parkland with Base and Above Base improvements fully completed. The Section 37 Agreement for this development has not yet been executed and registered, and as such, an Amending Agreement is not required; however, staff require revised instructions to implement alternate timing for parkland conveyance to be secured through the Section 37 Agreement. This Motion is urgent because, if adopted at the December 13, 14 and 15, 2023 City Council meeting, it will permit the City Solicitor to proceed with execution of the Section 37 Agreement for the Lands once all other outstanding matters have been addressed to the City's satisfaction.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council approve that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act prior to the earlier of Registration of Plan of Condominium or first residential occupancy of the second tower adjacent to the Phase 2 parkland (Parkland A), the Owner shall convey to the City, an on-site parkland dedication identified as the "local park located along Lake Shore Boulevard West" in the Christie's Secondary Plan having a minimum size of 2,500 square metres, with Base and Above Base Park Improvements completed, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor. 2. City Council approve that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act prior to the earlier of Registration of Plan of Condominium or first residential occupancy of the last tower in Phase 3, the Owner shall convey to the City, an on-site parkland dedication identified as "the community park located east of Street B and north of Street D" in the Christie's Secondary Plan, also known as Parkland B, having a minimum size of 10,000 square metres, with Base and Above Base Park Improvements completed, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Amber Morley, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks, recommends that: 1. City Council approve that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act prior to the earlier of Registration of Plan of Condominium or first residential occupancy of the second tower adjacent to the Phase 2 parkland (Parkland A), the Owner shall convey to the City, an on-site parkland dedication identified as the "local park located along Lake Shore Boulevard West" in the Christie's Secondary Plan having a minimum size of 2,500 square metres, with Base and Above Base Park Improvements completed, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor. 2. City Council approve that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act prior to the earlier of Registration of Plan of Condominium or first residential occupancy of the last tower in Phase 3, the Owner shall convey to the City, an on-site parkland dedication identified as "the community park located east of Street B and north of Street D" in the Christie's Secondary Plan, also known as Parkland B, having a minimum size of 10,000 square metres, with Base and Above Base Park Improvements completed, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor.
CC13.25adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the heritage property at 600 King Street West under Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in connection with the development of the subject site and grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property. The report also recommends that City Council approve the demolition of a small outbuilding at the rear of 600 King Street West under Section 34(1)2 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The development site, which is located at the north-east corner of the intersection of King Street West and Portland Street, is designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. It contains a four-and-a-half-storey brick-clad building that was constructed in 1901 to the designs of architects Chadwick & Beckett, in the Edwardian Classical style for the Beatty Manufacturing Company Ltd. In conjunction with the related Zoning By-law Amendment application, the proposal seeks to retain the heritage building and construct a five-storey addition above it. The resultant nine-storey building would rise to 36.5m (excluding the mechanical penthouse) and retain the existing restaurant and social club uses while adding a small hotel component and some office space. A single storey building at the rear of the site, which is not of heritage value, is also proposed to be demolished. Staff are of the opinion that the entire proposal conserves the heritage property at 600 King Street West and is consistent with the existing policy framework. The heritage impacts of the development proposal are appropriately mitigated through the overall conservation strategy.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council approve: a. the alterations to the designated heritage property at 600 King Street West, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a nine-storey (plus mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building, with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 8, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated October 16, 2023, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below; and b. the demolition of a single storey rear outbuilding of the designated heritage property at 600 King Street West, in accordance with Section 34(1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a nine-storey (plus mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 8, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated October 16, 2023, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and subject to conditions as set out below. 2. City Council direct that its consent to the application to alter the designated property at 600 King Street West under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and its consent to the demolition of a building, being the single storey rear outbuilding of the designated heritage property at 600 King Street West, under Part IV, Section 34(1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to the following conditions: a. that the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and b. that prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 600 King Street West substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 8, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated October 16, 2023, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the property at 600 King Street West prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated October 16, 2023, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. withdraw their appeal(s) of the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan, and if not an appellant, but rather a party to such appeals, the owner shall withdraw as a party and not seek any party or participant status on the appeals, or advise the City Solicitor, in writing, that they shall not object to the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan and only maintain a monitoring brief of the hearing on the merits. c. that prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the property located at 600 King Street West, the subject owner shall: 1. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. pave obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 3. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. d. that prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 600 King Street West, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning the owner shall: 1. have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 2.b.1. 2. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upward indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan. e. that prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.3, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the property at 600 King Street West in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 600 King Street West.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council approve: a. the alterations to the designated heritage property at 600 King Street West, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a nine-storey (plus mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building, with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 8, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated October 16, 2023, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below; and b. the demolition of a single storey rear outbuilding of the designated heritage property at 600 King Street West, in accordance with Section 34(1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a nine-storey (plus mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 8, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated October 16, 2023, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below 2. City Council direct that its consent to the application to alter the designated property at 600 King Street West under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and its consent to the demolition of a building, being the single storey rear outbuilding of the designated heritage property at 600 King Street West, under Part IV, Section 34(1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to the following conditions: a. that the related site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment permitting the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and b. that prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 600 King Street West substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated March 8, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated October 16, 2023, subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the property at 600 King Street West prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated October 16, 2023, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. withdraw their appeal(s) of the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan, and if not an appellant, but rather a party to such appeals, the owner shall withdraw as a party and not seek any party or participant status on the appeals, or advise the City Solicitor, in writing, that they shall not object to the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan and only maintain a monitoring brief of the hearing on the merits. c. that prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the property located at 600 King Street West, the subject owner shall: 1. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. pave obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 3. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. d. that prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 600 King Street West, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning the owner shall: 1. have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 2.b.1. 2. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upward indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan. e. that prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.d.3, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the property at 600 King Street West in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 600 King Street West.
MM13.25adopted
On November 8, 2023, the Committee of Adjustment refused a variance application (Application Number A0592/23TEY) brought by the owners of 300 Bloor Street West and 478 Huron Drive which sought to permit the following: · an increase in the maximum permitted gross floor area by 3,368 square metres; · an increase in the maximum permitted residential gross floor area by 3,384 square metres; · an increase in the maximum building height by 16.5 metres; · a reduction in the minimum required amenity space provided per dwelling units by 0.68 square metres; and · a reduction in the minimum required indoor amenity space provided per dwelling unit by 0.24 square metres. (Application Number A0592/23TEY). In a Staff report dated November 1, 2023, City Planning outlined that it has no objections to the proposed variances, provided that certain conditions are imposed that would be secured through a Section 45(9) Agreement under the Planning Act. This Motion will give the City Solicitor authority to attend the appeal of the Committee of Adjustment's decision at the Toronto Local Appeal Body in support of the appeal, and to request the imposition of the conditions set out in the Planning Report. This Motion is urgent as the City needs instructions for a Toronto Local Appeal Body appearance which can be scheduled at any time.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body in support of the appeal of the Committee of Adjustment's decision regarding Application A0592/23TEY respecting 300 Bloor Street West and 478 Huron Street. 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the following conditions be imposed on the variance decision: a. a cash contribution of $450,000 for each increment of additional 1 to 745 square metres of additional gross floor area (representing additional height beyond the original approval) beyond the maximum permitted total gross floor area of 27,000 square metres permitted in Section 4(B), By-law 73- 2021, payable prior to building permit issuance, towards social services, community facilities, park improvements, road safety, active transportation, community and cultural facilities, and streetscape improvements in Ward 11, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; and b. the cash contribution referred to above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Residential Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table 18-10-0135- 01, or its successor, calculated from the date of this Committee of Adjustment decision to the date of payment.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body in support of the appeal of the Committee of Adjustment's decision regarding Application Number A0592/23TEY respecting 300 Bloor Street West and 478 Huron Street. 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the following conditions be imposed on the variance decision: a. a cash contribution of $450,000 for each increment of additional 1 to 745 square metres of additional gross floor area (representing additional height beyond the original approval) beyond the maximum permitted total gross floor area of 27,000 square metres permitted in Section 4(B), By-law 73- 2021, payable prior to building permit issuance, towards social services, community facilities, park improvements, road safety, active transportation, community and cultural facilities, and streetscape improvements in Ward 11, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; and b. the cash contribution referred to above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Residential Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table 18-10-0135- 01, or its successor, calculated from the date of this Committee of Adjustment decision to the date of payment.
CC13.26amended
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the heritage properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street and the demolition of the building on the property at 47 Huntley Street with an entrance address of 2 Linden Street. The application proposes the redevelopment of the site which includes the addition of two new residential towers. All the heritage buildings on the site will be conserved and incorporated into the new development, with the exception of the building on the east side of the property at 47 Huntley Street, known as 2 Linden Street, which is proposed to be demolished. The proposed development is consistent with the relevant provincial and municipal policies, except for the removal of the building at 2 Linden Street. Despite this removal, staff are of the opinion that the cumulative impacts to the heritage resources on the site are appropriately mitigated through the overall conservation strategy.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council approve: a. the alterations to the heritage properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of two new tall buildings on the subject lands with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 24, 2023 prepared by Arcadis/IBI Group Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated November 14, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below; and b. the demolition of the existing building on the designated heritage property at 2 Linden Street, in accordance with Section 34(1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a new public park in connection with the approval of two new tall buildings on the subject lands substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 24, 2023 prepared by Arcadis/IBI Group Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated November 14, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to, and in accordance with, the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and subject to conditions as set out below. 2. City Council direct that its consent to the application to alter the designated properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and its consent to the demolition of a heritage building of the designated heritage property at 2 Linden Street, under Part IV, Section 34(1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to the following conditions: a. prior to any Ontario Land Tribunal Order issued in connection with the related Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal, the owner shall: 1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 24, 2023 prepared by Arcadis/IBI Group Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated November 14, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Part 2.a.2 below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street dated August 16, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. that prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council for the properties located at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 2,16 and 18 Linden Street, the owner shall: 1. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 2.a.2. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. have obtained final approval for the necessary Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendments to have come into full force and effect. 3. provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the properties located at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16 and 18 Linden Street, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the properties located at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16 and 18 Linden Street will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. provide an Interpretation Plan for the properties located at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16 and 18 Linden Street, including research into and representation of unique associative values for each heritage property in addition to significant area themes, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. that prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 2, 16 and 18 Linden Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building, as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner of the subject property shall: 1. have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 2.a.1 above. 2. have obtained final approval for the necessary Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment, and such Amendments to have come into full force and effect. 3. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2 including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan. 5. provide full documentation of the existing heritage building at 2 Linden Street including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a flash drive in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and d. that prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 2.c.4 above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council approve: a. the alterations to the heritage properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of two new tall buildings on the subject lands with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 24, 2023 prepared by Arcadis/IBI Group Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated November 14, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to conditions as set out below; and b. the demolition of the existing building on the designated heritage property at 2 Linden Street, in accordance with Section 34(1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the construction of a new public park in connection with the approval of two new tall buildings on the subject lands substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 24, 2023 prepared by Arcadis/IBI Group Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated November 14, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to, and in accordance with, the Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and subject to conditions as set out below. 2. City Council direct that its consent to the application to alter the designated properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street under Part IV, Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act and its consent to the demolition of a heritage building of the designated heritage property at 2 Linden Street, under Part IV, Section 34(1) 2 of the Ontario Heritage Act are also subject to the following conditions: a. prior to any Ontario Land Tribunal Order issued in connection with the related Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal, the owner shall: 1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated October 24, 2023 prepared by Arcadis/IBI Group Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment dated November 14, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2. a. 2 below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street dated August 16, 2023 prepared by ERA Architects Inc., to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. that prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council for the properties located at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 2,16 and 18 Linden Street, the owner shall: 1. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. have obtained final approval for the necessary Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendments to have come into full force and effect. 3. provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the properties located at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16 and 18 Linden Street, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the properties located at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16 and 18 Linden Street will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. provide an Interpretation Plan for the properties located at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16 and 18 Linden Street, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. that prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 2, 16 and 18 Linden Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building, as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner of the subject property shall: 1. have entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City required in Recommendation 2.a.1 above. 2. have obtained final approval for the necessary Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment, and such Amendments to have come into full force and effect. 3. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 2.a.2 including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan. 5. provide full documentation of the existing heritage building at 2 Linden Street including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a flash drive in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and d. that prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 2.c.4 above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in City Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65 Huntley Street; 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 Selby Street and 16, 18 Linden Street.
MM13.26adopted
Councillor Parthi Kandavel was elected to the office of Councillor for Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest in a by-election held on November 30, 2023. As Councillor Kandavel does not have an appointment to a Standing Committee, this motion recommends he be appointed to the Planning and Housing Committee until the end of the first half of the term. Instead of replacing a currently appointed member of the committee, the Mayor has issued a Mayoral Decision to expand the membership of that committee by one member. This will be revisited at the half-term when committee memberships are reviewed for the second half of the term. Furthermore, this Motion recommends that Councillor Kandavel be appointed to other committees and boards in place of Members who have agreed. This will result in a more equitable distribution of workload among Members of Council. Reason for urgency: To allow the Member of Council to assume his duties as soon as possible.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint Councillor Parthi Kandavel to the Planning and Housing Committee for a term of office ending on December 31, 2024 and until successors are appointed. 2. City Council appoint Councillor Parthi Kandavel to the following boards in place of the Member indicated, effective immediately, and for a term ending on December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed: a. Toronto Preservation Board (in place of Councillor Gord Perks); b. Heritage Toronto (in place of Councillor Paula Fletcher); and c. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (in place of Councillor Lily Cheng) 3. City Council treat the portion of the City Council meeting at which this Motion is considered as a special meeting of the Shareholder for Toronto Community Housing Corporation, and adopt the following as resolutions of the shareholder of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation: a. City Council remove Councillor Jamaal Myers as a director of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation effective immediately; and b. City Council appoint Councillor Parthi Kandavel as a director of the Corporation for a term of office ending on December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.
Staff recommendation as filed
Mayor Olivia Chow, seconded by Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, recommends that: 1. City Council appoint Councillor Parthi Kandavel to the Planning and Housing Committee for a term of office ending on December 31, 2024 and until successors are appointed. 2. City Council appoint Councillor Parthi Kandavel to the following boards in place of the Member indicated, effective immediately, and for a term ending on December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed: a. Toronto Preservation Board (in place of Councillor Gord Perks); b. Heritage Toronto (in place of Councillor Paula Fletcher); and c. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (in place of Councillor Lily Cheng) 3. City Council treat the portion of the City Council meeting at which this Motion is considered as a special meeting of the Shareholder for Toronto Community Housing Corporation, and adopt the following as resolutions of the shareholder of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation: a. City Council remove Councillor Jamaal Myers as a director of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation effective immediately; and b. City Council appoint Councillor Parthi Kandavel as a director of the Corporation for a term of office ending on December 31, 2024 and until a successor is appointed.
CC13.27adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 171 Lowther Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value according to the Statement of Significance and description of Heritage Attributes found in Attachment 3. Located on the south side of Lowther Avenue between Walmer Road and Dalton Street, 171 Lowther is located within the West Annex neighbourhood. Constructed between 1901 and 1902, the three-storey house-form building is designed in a mix of the Queen Anne Revival and Edwardian Classicism styles. Staff have determined that the property at 171 Lowther Avenue meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under the categories of design/physical and contextual values. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. As of January 1, 2023, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application that would trigger a Prescribed Event, the property must be listed in the heritage register prior to the Prescribed Event occurring to designate a property under Section 29(1.2)1 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The property was listed on the City's Heritage Register on July 19, 2023. The City received a notice from the property owner objecting to the inclusion of the subject property on the Heritage Register. Following a review of the objection, staff are of the opinion that the property 171 Lowther Avenue holds cultural heritage value. On November 6, 2023, the Toronto Preservation Board recommended to the Planning and Housing Committee that City Council continue to include the property at 171 Lowther Avenue on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. That report will be considered by Planning and Housing Committee on November 30, 2023 and together with this report at City Council at its meeting on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023. An Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for the properties at 171-175 Lowther Avenue has been submitted, but not yet deemed complete. The application proposes the partial conservation of the building at 175 Lowther Avenue. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 171 Lowther Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 171 Lowther Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 28, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in City Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 171 Lowther Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 171 Lowther Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 28, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
MM13.27amended
Addressing Toronto, Ontario and Canada's housing crisis demands urgent action and new investments from all orders of government. It also requires a range of approaches and partnerships across all sectors focused on increasing housing supply, protecting existing homes and improving housing stability for residents. In terms of new supply, the City of Toronto recognizes that a range of new homes is needed across the full housing continuum to reduce pressures throughout the entire housing system, improve housing affordability and access, particularly for lower and middle-income households, and to support growth. In December 2022, City Council adopted the Housing Action Plan 2022-2026 (Housing Action Plan), which focuses on enabling both market, non-market and mixed income housing production in order to achieve or exceed the provincial housing target of 285,000 new homes over the next 10 years. Acknowledging that more specific and targeted approaches are needed to address the unmet housing needs of low-and-moderate-income households, at its meeting of November 8 and 9, 2023, City Council adopted Item EX9.3 - "Generational Transformation of Toronto's Housing System to Urgently Build More Affordable Homes", which updated the HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan (HousingTO Plan) and established a new supply target of 65,000 rent-controlled homes with a focus on increasing non-market housing supply. These homes will support and complement delivery of the Housing Action Plan targets. Item EX9.3 also outlined a range of actions and new and enhanced investments required from both the Government of Canada and Government of Ontario to complement City efforts and meet shared housing and growth targets. On March 17, 2023, the Government of Canada, through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation announced a new Housing Accelerator Fund as part of the National Housing Strategy. Housing Accelerator Fund will provide $4 billion in funding nationally to local governments and Indigenous communities until 2026-27 to accelerate the supply of housing across Canada, with a target of achieving 100,000 net new permitted housing units, over and above the estimated number of building permits that would have been issued without support from the program. In accordance with Council direction through Item - 2023.MM5.28, City staff submitted a Housing Accelerator Fund application to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation on June 14, 2023, followed by a revised submission in September, 2023. The City's Housing Accelerator Fund application included an action plan with a list of eight initiatives (Attachment 2) focused on increasing the supply of new homes; protecting existing homes and renters; revitalizing neighbourhoods across Toronto; and enhancing the City's capacity to accelerate the review, approval, and delivery of new homes through organizational re-alignment and new technology tools. The attached report provides Council with an overview of the City's Housing Accelerator Fund application. It also seeks Council approval of the initiatives as well as proposed enhancements to address requests made by The Honourable Minister Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, to Mayor Olivia Chow, with respect to the City's Housing Accelerator Fund application. Further, the report seeks authority for the City to enter into a Contribution Agreement with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, subject to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's final approval of the City's Housing Accelerator Fund application. The attached report seeks City Council's approval of the recommendations for the City to receive approximately $471 million in anticipated funding over four equal annual installments, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2023. This funding is critical to supporting Toronto and Canada's shared housing objectives, including advancing delivery of the City's Housing Action Plan, HousingTO Plan and the federal National Housing Strategy targets. Specifically, Housing Accelerator Fund investments will provide Toronto with a predictable funding stream over the next three years, which is pivotal to unlocking projects and accelerating the delivery of new homes, particularly purpose-built affordable rental homes near transit. In addition to scaling up new housing supply, federal Housing Accelerator Fund investments will enable the City to expand the Multi-Unit Residential Acquisition program which has been successful in supporting the non-profit housing sector to acquire and convert market rental properties into permanently affordable rental homes for lower income residents. This Motion is urgent as City Council approval is required for the City to start receiving the anticipated funding beginning in the fourth quarter of 2023.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to negotiate and execute, on behalf of the City, a Contribution Agreement under the Housing Accelerator Fund (the "Contribution Agreement") and/or any related agreement(s) and amendments with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Government of Canada or any other federal entity necessary for the receipt and expenditure of funding under the Housing Accelerator Fund on the terms and conditions outlined in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 12, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, and such other or amended terms and conditions as are satisfactory to the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor, subject to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's final approval of the City Housing Accelerator Fund application. 2. City Council approve receipt of the Housing Accelerator Fund program funds, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Contribution Agreement and any related agreements, directives or program guidelines. 3. City Council approve the initiatives outlined in Attachment 2 to the report (December 12, 2023), from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services as submitted to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in the City's application for the Housing Accelerator Fund, and the proposed enhancements to the City's application outlined in Attachment 3 to the report (December 12, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, and City Council authorize the Mayor to submit the enhancements to the City's application outlined in Attachment 3 to the report (December 12, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services in response to the letter from the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities. 4. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to establish a Housing Accelerator Reserve Fund and direct all funding received through the federal Housing Accelerator Fund program to the Housing Accelerator Reserve Fund to support the implementation of the City's action plan as approved by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and/or all other initiatives/costs permitted under the Housing Accelerator Fund program, in each instance on terms satisfactory to the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, with funding towards eligible projects and initiatives allocated through the annual budget process. 5. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to consider the creation of a municipal Indigenous, non-profit and co-operative housing pre-development fund, to supplement existing Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's funding programs, and provide support to qualified housing organizations working to assist the City, to deliver net new rent-geared-to-income, affordable and market rent controlled homes, and report to the January 30, 2024 Executive Committee meeting, on the potential sources of funding and the mechanism to deliver the pre-development funds. 6. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back in the second quarter 2024 on opportunities to permit more low-rise, multi-unit housing development through as-of-right zoning by-laws in neighbourhoods across Toronto, including permissions for four-storey multi-unit residential development, including multiplexes, and its potential to contribute to Toronto's housing supply; and permissions for residential buildings with up to six dwelling units, and authorize the Mayor to submit these planned enhancements to the City's application in response to the letter from the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities. 7. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to make publicly available the approved designs for the Missing Middle Pilot at 72 Amroth Avenue once the project has achieved all necessary planning approvals in an effort to encourage missing middle housing development, and authorize the Mayor to submit the planned enhancements to the City's application in response to the letter from the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities. 8. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to undertake a review of the "no net new shadow" policies within Secondary Plans and Site and Area Specific Policies as appropriate in order to unlock new housing opportunities and expedite, where possible, further amendments to the Mid-Rise Design Guidelines, including the angular plane requirements, and authorize the Mayor to submit these planned enhancements to the City's application in response to the letter from the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities. 9. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report to the Planning and Housing Committee on the British Columbia legislative approach on transit oriented housing permissions (Bill 47) and its applicability to Toronto's Major Transit Station Areas by second quarter of 2024. 10. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 12, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, at the discretion of the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 12, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains information explicitly supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 12, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services will be made public at the discretion of the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services.
Staff recommendation as filed
Mayor Olivia Chow, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the following recommendations in the attached report (December 12, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services: 1. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to negotiate and execute, on behalf of the City, a Contribution Agreement under the Housing Accelerator Fund (the "Contribution Agreement") and/or any related agreement(s) and amendments with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation ("CMHC"), the Government of Canada or any other federal entity necessary for the receipt and expenditure of funding under the Housing Accelerator Fund on the terms and conditions outlined in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (dated December 12, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, and such other or amended terms and conditions as are satisfactory to the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor, subject to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's final approval of the City Housing Accelerator Fund application. 2. City Council approve receipt of the Housing Accelerator Fund program funds, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Contribution Agreement and any related agreements, directives or program guidelines. 3. City Council approve the initiatives outlined in Attachment 2 to the report (dated December 12, 2023), from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services as submitted to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in the City's application for the Housing Accelerator Fund, and the proposed enhancements to the City's application outlined in Attachment 3 to the report (dated December 12, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, and authorize the Mayor to submit the enhancements to the City's application outlined in Attachment 3 in response to the letter from The Honourable Minister Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities. 4. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to establish a Housing Accelerator Reserve Fund and direct all funding received through the federal Housing Accelerator Fund program to the Housing Accelerator Reserve Fund to support the implementation of the City's action plan as approved by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and/or all other initiatives/costs permitted under the Housing Accelerator Fund program, in each instance on terms satisfactory to the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, with funding towards eligible projects and initiatives allocated through the annual budget process. 5. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (dated December 12, 2023) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, at the discretion of the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services.
CC13.28adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 2111 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. Located at the southeast corner of Yonge Street and Hillsdale Avenue East, two blocks south of Eglinton, the subject property comprises a square two-storey mixed-use building with ground floor commercial with residential above. Originally constructed for Charles Murphy to house his business, Charles Murphy & Sons Hardware, the building was constructed in two phases between 1906-1912 and 1924-1940, while the store operated at this location until 1940 in the Davisville neighbourhood. The brick clad building is topped by a decorative pressed metal cornice and parapet and has a modified two-storey commercial storefront with decorative pressed metal cornice which extends across the entirety of the Yonge Street (principal) elevation and wraps around the west corner of the Hillsdale Avenue East (north) elevation. The property at 2111 Yonge Street is in the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan Area and the Midtown in Focus planning study area. City Council included the subject property at 2111 Yonge Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register on October 2, 2017. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the property at 2111 Yonge Street and determined that the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under the categories of design/physical and contextual values. In September 2023, the City received Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for the properties at 2079-2111 Yonge Street, 9-11, 21, 31 Hillsdale Avenue East and 12-18 Manor Road East. The applications propose a 29-storey mixed-use building. All of the properties within the development site are proposed to be demolished, except for the building at 2111 Yonge Street, which will be integrated into the base of the development. A Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc, dated November 8, 2023, was submitted to the City on November 10, 2023. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to Planning Act applications that would trigger a Prescribed Event. Section 29(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. A Prescribed Event is a point of time when the application for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application has been deemed complete and the City Clerk provides notice of that complete application to the public in accordance with the Planning Act. A complete application notice has not been issued yet. If the City Clerk's notice is issued on November 24, 2023, Council must make a decision at its February 6-8, 2024 meeting to provide sufficient time for the City Clerk to issue a notice of intention to designate prior to February 16, 2024. On November 28, 2022, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) received Royal Assent. Schedule 6 of the More Homes Built Faster Act which amended the Ontario Heritage Act and came into effect on January 1, 2023. As of January 1, 2023, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application that would trigger a Prescribed Event, the property must be listed in the heritage register prior to the Prescribed Event occurring to designate a property. This requirement does not apply to a Prescribed Event that has occurred prior to January 1, 2023. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 2111 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 2111 Yonge Street (Entrance Addresses at 1 and 5 Hillsdale Avenue East) (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 29, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in City Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 2111 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 2111 Yonge Street (Entrance Addresses at 1 and 5 Hillsdale Avenue East) (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, November 29, 2023, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
MM13.28adopted
The applicant applied to the Committee of Adjustment requesting variances from Zoning By-law 569-2013 (Application Number A0579/23NY), including variances to front yard setback, maximum driveway width, rear yard setback, front yard landscaping area, front yard soft landscaping area, lot coverage, and canopy encroachment, to construct a new detached dwelling at 19 Forest Glen Crescent. In its report dated November 30, 2023, Community Planning Staff noted concerns with the variances relating to the proposed reduction in front yard setback and the proposed increase in lot coverage. Staff recommended that the variances relating to front yard setback and lot coverage be refused, should the Committee of Adjustment approve the Application. A copy of the Planning Staff Report is attached. On December 7, 2023, the North York Panel of the Committee of Adjustment approved a revised front yard setback variance and revised lot coverage variance for the property, with conditions of forestry. This Motion will authorize and direct the City Solicitor to appeal and to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, along with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the Committee of Adjustment's decision. This Motion will also authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City in her discretion. This matter is time sensitive and urgent as the deadline to appeal the Decision to the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to preserve the City's statutory right is December 27, 2023, and the City Solicitor requires instructions to appeal and attend the hearing for this matter.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to both appeal and attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body as a party, with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the Committee of Adjustment's decision regarding the proposed development at 19 Forest Glen Crescent (Application A0579/23NY). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution regarding Application A0579/23NY respecting 19 Forest Glen Crescent, and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City, at the City Solicitor's discretion, after consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Director, Community Planning, North York District.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jaye Robinson, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to both appeal and attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body as a party, with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the Committee of Adjustment's decision regarding the proposed development at 19 Forest Glen Crescent (Application No. A0579/23NY). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants as necessary. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution regarding Application A0579/23NY respecting 19 Forest Glen Crescent and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City, at the City Solicitor's discretion, after consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Director, Community Planning, North York District.
MM13.29amended
In June 2020, City Council received a petition signed by close to 14,000 individuals calling for Dundas Street to be renamed, citing its namesake Henry Dundas' role in delaying the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. In July 2021, City Council voted to rename Dundas Street (2021.EX25.1). Council directed the City Manager to convene a Community Advisory Committee to develop a shortlist of new names for Dundas Street and other City-owned assets bearing the Dundas name, and a transition plan to support impacted residents and businesses. A 20-person Recognition Review Community Advisory Committee (CAC) convening Black and Indigenous leaders, along with other diverse residents and business owners living and working along Dundas Street, was formed in fall 2021. Members were recruited through the City's Confronting Anti-Black Racism Unit and the Indigenous Affairs Office, in partnership with City Councillors representing wards that include Dundas Street. The membership of the CAC represents a broad spectrum of leaders from Toronto's Indigenous, Black and equity-deserving communities. The CAC met regularly over the past two years, with a brief hiatus over the municipal election. Working within a consensus decision-making model, after two years of broad consultation, research and discussion, the CAC at its December 12, 2023, meeting unanimously selected a new name for Yonge-Dundas Square. The proposed new name for this prominent city asset is Sankofa Square. The concept of Sankofa, originating in Ghana, refers to the act of reflecting on and reclaiming teachings from the past which enables us to move forward together. Reason for Urgency: This Motion is urgent as it relates to considerations for the 2024 budget process.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the Yonge-Dundas Square Board, in collaboration with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to adopt the new name Sankofa Square selected by the Recognition Review Community Advisory Committee and report to City Council through the Executive Committee as part of the report on the Governance Review of Yonge-Dundas Square, to adopt the recommended new name by the end of the second quarter of 2024. 2. City Council request the Toronto Public Library Board to rename the Jane/Dundas Library, in collaboration with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and the two local Councillors, such that the name Dundas is removed, to be completed by the second or third quarter of 2024. 3. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to: a. rename the Dundas subway station in collaboration with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and Toronto Metropolitan University such that the name Dundas is removed and there is no net impact on the City of Toronto's or the Toronto Transit Commission's budget, to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2024; and b. rename the Dundas West subway station in collaboration with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and in consultation with the Recognition Review Community Advisory Committee such that the name Dundas is removed, to be completed within the Toronto Transit Commission's 10-year capital plan and preferably by 2025. 4. City Council direct the Executive Director of Social Development, Finance and Administration, in collaboration with the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture, the General Manager of Transportation Services, and the Chief Communications Officer of Strategic Public and Employee Communications to undertake public education campaign and strategic communication efforts to acknowledge the impact of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and slavery in keeping with the International Decade for People of African Descent and report to the Executive Committee in the fourth quarter of 2024 aligned with an update on the Toronto Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism, and request the Mayor consider $50,000 to fund this program in each of 2024 and 2025. 5. City Council direct the City Manager to pause work on the remaining recommendations in 2021.EX25.1 until Council provides direction to resume. 6. City Council request the Confronting Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee to include among other candidates, as part of any future consultation to consider honouring and naming City of Toronto assets in the Dundas renaming process and in the development of the City's next Confronting Anti-Black Racism Action Plan: a. Dudley Laws - a Canadian civil rights icon who as Executive Director of the Black Action Defence Committee worked to combat anti-Black racism in policing and helped to establish Ontario's Special Investigation Unit; and b. Charles Roach - a civil rights lawyer and activist who was a prominent leader in Toronto's Black community who fought tirelessly for social justice and equality for marginalized communities.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Mayor Olivia Chow, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Yonge-Dundas Square Board, in collaboration with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to adopt the new name Sankofa Square selected by the Recognition Review Community Advisory Committee and report to City Council through the Executive Committee as part of the Report on the Governance Review of Yonge-Dundas Square, to adopt the recommended new name by the end of the second quarter of 2024. 2. City Council request the Toronto Public Library Board rename the Jane/Dundas Library, in collaboration with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, such that the name Dundas is removed, to be completed by the second or third quarter of 2024. 3. City Council direct the Toronto Transit Commission Board to: a. rename the Dundas subway station in collaboration with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and Toronto Metropolitan University such that the name Dundas is removed and there is no net impact on the City of Toronto's budget, to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2024. b. rename the Dundas West subway station in collaboration with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and in consultation with the Recognition Review Community Advisory Committee such that the name Dundas is removed, to be completed within the TTC's 10-year capital plan and preferably by 2025. 4. City Council direct the Executive Director of Social Development, Finance and Administration, in collaboration with the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture, the General Manager of Transportation Services, and the Chief Communications Officer of Strategic Public and Employee Communications to undertake public education campaign and strategic communication efforts to acknowledge the impact of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and slavery in keeping with the International Decade for People of African Descent and report to the Executive Committee in the fourth quarter of 2024 aligned with an update on the Toronto Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism, and request the Mayor consider $50,000 to fund this program in each of 2024 and 2025. 5. City Council direct the City Manager to pause work on the remaining recommendations in 2021.EX25.1 until Council provides direction to resume.
MM13.30adopted
Applegrove Community Complex is a 7,911 square feet Association of Community Centres site which has served the Greenwood-Coxwell area since 1979. Applegrove Community Complex offers community development, family and child, child and youth and adult programming. Currently situated in Duke of Connaught School their lease with the Toronto District School Board has been in overhold since 2013. In 2020 City Council directed staff to look at a number of options for a permanent site, but cost, incompatible timelines and other issues continue to hamper this. City Staff have committed to a renewed search for a permanent home and this motion would empower them to begin immediately. Reason for Urgency: Applegrove Community Complex does not have a long term site secured, necessitating immediate work by city staff to prevent any potential opportunities being lost because of delay.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to report back to Economic and Community Development Committee by the second quarter of 2024 on options for alternative suitable sites for Applegrove Community Complex, consistent with Items 2020.EC16.2 and 2020.TE16.5, including acquisition costs and approximate capital costs to ensure the site can accommodate programmatic needs.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to report back to Economic and Community Development Committee by the second quarter of 2024 on options for alternative suitable sites for Applegrove Community Complex, consistent with 2020.EC16.2 and 2020.TE16.5, including acquisition costs and approximate capital costs to ensure the site can accommodate programmatic needs.
MM13.31adopted
Metrolinx has advised the continued operation of the Manse Road at-grade crossing in its current state has been assessed by its safety division as an unacceptable risk to the railway and the public that may traverse the crossing. To address these safety concerns, on November 23rd, without letting residents know in advance, Metrolinx began sounding the whistle as the GO trains approach the at-grade crossing at the intersection of Manse Road and Copperfield Road. The train whistles are disruptive and alarming for local residents, and during peak commuting times, is nearly constant. Metrolinx has requested the City of Toronto to implement safety improvements related to signage, lighting and removal of brush to improve the safety of their crossing. City staff are working as quickly as possible to conduct this work on behalf of Metrolinx. Recognizing the immense disturbance the whistles have on the community, this motion is to request that Metrolinx post a safety worker 24/7 at the crossing, if necessary, to observe and ensure safety so that the whistles can stop. This would provide relief to the community from the disruptive whistle noise as the City of Toronto works through Metrolinx's requests. The holidays are coming, and residents deserve silent nights and peaceful days with their family. Reason for Urgency: Metrolinx has initiated whistles at the Manse Road Rail Crossing and residents require relief from the noise disruption.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Manager to request Metrolinx to immediately work with City of Toronto staff on safety options that may be implemented quickly to stop whistles at the Manse Road crossing as soon as possible. 2. If such measures cannot be implemented quickly and in advance of the holidays, City Council direct the City Manager to request Metrolinx to post a safety worker at the Manse Road at-grade rail crossing to stop the whistles. 3. City Council delegate all necessary authorities to the City Manager to approve and implement safety measures requested by Metrolinx for their at-grade crossing on Manse Road as quickly as possible.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Manager to request Metrolinx immediately work with City of Toronto staff on safety options that may be implemented quickly to stop whistles at the Manse Road crossing as soon as possible. 2. If such measures cannot be implemented quickly and in advance of the holidays, City Council direct the City Manager to request Metrolinx post a safety worker at the Manse Road at grade rail crossing to stop the whistles. 3. City Council delegate all necessary authorities to the City Manager to approve and implement safety measures requested by Metrolinx for their at-grade crossing on Manse Road as quickly as possible.
MM13.32adopted
The Marlee Avenue corridor is currently facing an unprecedented onslaught of applications for new multi-residential buildings and a significant increase in development intensification. This new housing is desperately needed for the City of Toronto but it comes in the wake of the draconian Bill 23 in which the Province of Ontario radically reduced municipal powers and planning tools to manage growth in a comprehensive manner. The Marlee Avenue corridor is already experiencing the crush of overwhelming traffic (including the Allen Road); and a significant dearth of community and social infrastructure such as a community centre, library, daycares and other local government services. The Glencairn Subway Station Planning Study will identify these desperately needed improvements to ensure that this emerging, newly transformed community will be complete, inclusive and sustainable for its residents into the future. The Glencairn Subway Station Planning Study has an opportunity to incorporate all of these elements in a cross-departmental and multi-disciplinary way including from among the following previous Council approved motions. On February 2, 2022, City Council adopted item IE.27.14, directing the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Toronto Transit Commission to report back on a business case study for traffic and transportation improvement measures in the Marlee Avenue and Lawrence Avenue West corridor including, but not limited to, the use of adjacent lands and the North and Southbound access ramps to Allen Road. This report was to include and build-off recommendations and findings made in the Lawrence-Allen Revitalization Project and Transportation Master Plan. On March 9, 2022, City Council adopted item NY30.42 directing the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to prepare a work plan and draft terms of reference for a planning study generally within 800 metres of the Glencairn subway station in support of the City's Municipal Comprehensive Review. Further, on June 28, 2022, North York Community Council adopted item NY33.28 directing staff, amongst other matters to proceed with engaging a consultant team to undertake the Glencairn Subway Station Planning Study.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to issue the Request for Proposal for the Glencairn Subway Station Planning Study within the first quarter of 2024, such study to: a. include the identification of future social and community infrastructure that is needed within the study area to accommodate future growth; and b. investigate any traffic and transportation improvements in the Marlee and Lawrence Avenue West corridor as identified in item 2022.IE27.14 - Urgent Need to Support Comprehensive Transportation Study to Address the Hyper Gridlock and the Related Traffic Safety Issues at Lawrence Avenue West, Marlee Avenue, and the Allen Road.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Michael Colle, seconded by Councillor Pasternak, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to issue the Request for Proposal for the Glencairn Subway Station Planning Study within the first quarter of 2024, such study to: a. include the identification of future social and community infrastructure that is needed within the study area to accommodate future growth; and b. investigate any traffic and transportation improvements in the Marlee and Lawrence Avenue West corridor as identified in item 2022.IE27.14 - Urgent Need to Support Comprehensive Transportation Study to Address the Hyper Gridlock and the Related Traffic Safety Issues at Lawrence Avenue West, Marlee Avenue, and the Allen Road.
MM13.33adopted
Canada has adopted 988, a National three-digit suicide and crisis hotline. Member of Parliament, MP Todd Doherty, Carlton-Prince George, has communicated with my office requesting if the City of Toronto would recognize the important initiative as well as advertise the 988 suicide prevention poster in all City of Toronto owned buildings, including and not exclusive to: Public Libraries, Community Centres and Police stations. https://988.ca/get-involved Advertising the posters could help save countless lives each day.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council recognize the significant and important initiative to ensure critical barriers are removed to those in a crisis and seeking help. 2. City Council continue to endorse the 988 crisis line initiative; and display the 988 crisis line information poster in all City-owned buildings.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, recommends that: 1. City Council recognize the significant and important initiative to ensure critical barriers are removed to those in a crisis and seeking help. 2. City Council continues to endorse the 988 crisis line initiative; and display the 988 information poster in all City owned buildings.
MM13.34adopted
At its meeting on July 19 and 20, 2023 City Council declared gender-based violence and intimate partner violence an epidemic in Toronto. The Government of Canada highlights the scale of this problem with 44 percent of women or 6.2 million women aged 15 and older have reported some kind of abuse in their intimate partner relationship. Almost six in ten (56 percent) Indigenous women have experienced physical assault while almost half (46 percent) of Indigenous women have experienced sexual assault. Every six days, a woman in Canada is murdered by her intimate partner. There are elevated risks of violence for women who may identify as Indigenous, with disabilities, visible minority, and 2SLGBTQ+. To build on the work underway, staff from People and Equity, Indigenous Affairs Office, and Social Development, Finance Administration will engage gender-based violence and intimate partner violence community organizations in developing a terms of reference and quarterly meeting schedule for the working group. The group will be tasked with identifying key actions the City can take and engage other orders of government on. The actions will be incorporated into the City's Gender Equity Strategy, currently under development. Actions identified will also be incorporated into the work with Indigenous communities to implement Action 12 of City's Reconciliation Action Plan - Implement the Calls for Justice from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWGT2S+). This motion is urgent as City Council voted unanimously on July 19, 2023 to declare Intimate Partner Violence to be an epidemic and 62 victims have died by femicide in Ontario to date in 2023. Last year 6,752 calls were made to the Assaulted Women's Helpline from women seeking safety in violence against women shelters in Toronto but only 10 percent of them secured a violence against women bed due to capacity.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Chief People Officer to assist Councillor Lily Cheng in the development of a working group which could include the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office, the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, gender-based violence and intimate partner violence community organizations, and relevant divisions and agencies and report back in the fourth quarter of 2024 as part of the Gender Equity Strategy report. 2. City Council request Chief People Officer to work with the working group to: 1. advise on developing key actions to align Intimate Partner Violence-related priorities across city divisions including but not limited to Social Development, Finance and Administration, People and Equity, Toronto Public Health, Toronto Police Service and 311 to ensure gaps identified by community organizations are addressed; 2. advise on measurable outcomes focused on collaborative synchronicity across divisions; and 3. advise on engaging the provincial and federal governments to support any key actions in need of their support.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Lily Cheng, seconded by Mayor Olivia Chow, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Chief People Officer to assist Councillor Lily Cheng in the development of a working group which could include the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office, the Executive Director, Social Development Finance and Administration, gender-based violence and intimate partner violence community organizations, and relevant divisions and agencies and report back in the fourth quarter of 2024 as part of the Gender Equity Strategy report. 2. City Council request Chief People Officer to work with the working group to: 1. advise on developing key actions to align Intimate Partner Violence-related priorities across city divisions including but not limited to Social Development, Finance and Administration, People and Equity, Toronto Public Health, Toronto Police Service and 311 to ensure gaps identified by community organizations are addressed, 2. advise on measurable outcomes focused on collaborative synchronicity across divisions, and 3. advise on engaging the provincial and federal governments to support any key actions in need of their support.
MM13.35adopted
Following consultation with Toronto's French-language school boards, the the Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir and the Conseil scolaire Viamonde, I am recommending that Council appoint one trustee from each French board to the City School Boards Advisory Committee. Correspondingly, I recommend revising the number of Council Members on the Committee to three members, and removing the requirement for each community council area to be represented. This motion is urgent so the Committee may be established and ready to meet in the new year. REQUIRES RE-OPENING: Item 2023.MM11.34 (October 11 and 12, 2023, City Council meeting), as it relates to the Terms of Reference of the City-School Boards Advisory Committee.
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend Part 2 of Section C, Composition and Term in the Council-approved Terms of Reference for the City-School Boards Advisory Committee by: a. reducing the number of Members of City Council from 4 to 2; b. deleting the requirement for each of Toronto's four Community Councils to be represented; and c. providing for one trustee from each of: conseil scolaire Viamonde and the conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir so that Part 2 of Section C reads as follows: 2. The Committee will be composed of up to seven (7) members: - Two (2) Members of City Council (one as Chair); - Two (2) Trustees appointed by the Toronto District School Board; - One (1) Trustee appointed by the Toronto Catholic District School Board; - One (1) Trustee appointed by the Conseil scolaire Viamonde; and - One (1) Trustee appointed by the Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir.
Staff recommendation as filed
Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, seconded by Mayor Olivia Chow recommends that: 1. City Council amend Part 2 of Section C, Composition and Term in the Council-approved Terms of Reference for the City-School Boards Advisory Committee by: a. reducing the number of Members of City Council from 4 to 2; b. deleting the requirement for each of Toronto's four Community Councils to be represented; and c. providing for one trustee from each of: conseil scolaire Viamonde and the conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir so that Part 2 of Section C reads as follows: 2. The Committee will be composed of up to seven (7) members: - Two (2) Members of City Council (one as Chair); - Two (2) Trustees appointed by the Toronto District School Board; - One (1) Trustee appointed by the Toronto Catholic District School Board; - One (1) Trustee appointed by the Conseil scolaire Viamonde; and - One (1) Trustee appointed by the Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir.